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Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

CVE-2023-30421

Severity Low
Score 2.9/10

Summary

mystrtod in mjson 1.2.7 requires more than a billion iterations during processing of certain digit strings such as 8891110122900e913013935755114.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW

CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

An algorithm in a product has an inefficient worst-case computational complexity that may be detrimental to system performance and can be triggered by an attacker, typically using crafted manipulations that ensure that the worst case is being reached.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published