CVE-2015-4590
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote...
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
- Record
CVE-2015-4590- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
- Record
CVE-2015-4590- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4610 No score
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4610- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h79r-6v3m-rwjv No score
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote...
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
- Record
GHSA-h79r-6v3m-rwjv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4590 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Arduino Json Project Json, published June 22, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.63%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/commit/5e7b9ec688d79e7b16ec7064e1d37e8481a31e72
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/6
securityfocus.com/bid/75150
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4590