{"cve":"CVE-2016-10749","nvd":{"published":"2019-04-29T14:29:00.363","modified":"2026-06-17T00:40:17.187","status":"Modified","description":"parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a \" character and ends with a \\ character.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917","https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2","https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917","https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30"],"products":["davegamble:cjson"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:56:19.218283075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-10749","score":0.02469,"percentile":0.84507,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}