CVE-2013-6401
Jansson, possibly 2.4 and earlier, does not restrict the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted JSON document.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0034 (0.3%)
Percentile: 56.7%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
jansson_project:janssonTechnical description
Jansson, possibly 2.4 and earlier, does not restrict the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted JSON document.
Published: 3/21/2014, 1:04:00 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00057.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035538
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/commit/8f80c2d83808150724d31793e6ade92749b1faa4
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00057.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035538
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/commit/8f80c2d83808150724d31793e6ade92749b1faa4