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CVE-2024-47855 (GCVE-0-2024-47855)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-04 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-07 19:16
VLAI
Summary
util/JSONTokener.java in JSON-lib before 3.1.0 mishandles an unbalanced comment string.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-04 16:10 UTC
CWE
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