# CVE-2020-36429: Variant\_encodeJson in open62541 1.x before 1.0.4 has an out-of-bounds write for a large recursion depth.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Variant_encodeJson in open62541 1.x before 1.0.4 has an out-of-bounds write for a large recursion depth.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/open62541/OSV-2020-153.yaml
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20578
- https://github.com/open62541/open62541/commit/c800e2987b10bb3af6ef644b515b5d6392f8861d
- https://github.com/open62541/open62541/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.4

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