ubuntu-cve-2023-5072
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-10-12 17:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details
Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618. A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.
Severity
7.5 (High)
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"details": "Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618. \u00a0A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5072",
"modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:14Z",
"published": "2023-10-12T17:15:00Z",
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