CVE-2026-67215

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  "id": "CVE-2026-67215",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-29T14:16:35.187",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T23:10:00.157",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "cJSON through 1.7.19 is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion leading to stack exhaustion when an untrusted RFC 6902 JSON Patch is applied via cJSONUtils_ApplyPatches() or cJSONUtils_ApplyPatchesCaseSensitive(). A patch containing add and copy operations grafts duplicated subtrees to amplify document depth beyond the parser's nesting limit: cJSON_Delete() recurses with no depth bound, and the cJSON_Duplicate() guard CJSON_CIRCULAR_LIMIT is set to 10000, ten times the parser's 1000-level nesting limit and high enough to overflow a default thread stack. An attacker who can supply the patch document can crash the process, resulting in denial of service."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "cJSON hasta la versión 1.7.19 es vulnerable a una recursión incontrolada que conduce al agotamiento de la pila cuando se aplica un parche JSON RFC 6902 no confiable a través de cJSONUtils_ApplyPatches() o cJSONUtils_ApplyPatchesCaseSensitive(). Un parche que contiene operaciones de adición y copia injerta subárboles duplicados para amplificar la profundidad del documento más allá del límite de anidamiento del analizador: cJSON_Delete() recurre sin límite de profundidad, y el guardián CJSON_CIRCULAR_LIMIT de cJSON_Duplicate() está configurado en 10000, diez veces el límite de anidamiento de 1000 niveles del analizador y lo suficientemente alto como para desbordar una pila de hilos predeterminada. Un atacante que puede proporcionar el documento del parche puede bloquear el proceso, lo que resulta en denegación de servicio."
    }
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