CVE-2020-10675
Infinite Loop in jsonparser
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
CVE-2020-10675- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
CVE-2020-10675- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1184 No score
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1184- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q
Infinite Loop in jsonparser
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
GHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
CVE-2020-10675- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-10675
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10675- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q
Infinite Loop in jsonparser
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
GHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-10675
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10675- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2021-0089 No score
Infinite loop in github.com/buger/jsonparser
Parsing malformed JSON which contain opening brackets, but not closing brackets, leads to an infinite loop. If operating on untrusted user input this can be used as a denial of service vector.
- Record
GO-2021-0089- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/buger/jsonparserGo |
before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
golang-github-buger-jsonparserDebian:12 |
before 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1 | 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1 |
golang-github-buger-jsonparserDebian:13 |
before 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1 | 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1 |
golang-github-buger-jsonparserDebian:14 |
before 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1 | 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1 |
golang-github-buger-jsonparserUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20170705.0.9addec9-1 |
None known |
golang-github-buger-jsonparserUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20170705.0.9addec9-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10675 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Jsonparser Project Jsonparser, published March 19, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.58%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in github.com/buger/jsonparser 1.0.0.
References
github.com/buger/jsonparser/issues/188
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4C7PV6KEUUM76V4B2J5IFN2U6LEOWB67
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10675
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pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0089
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10675
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10675
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10675