CVE catalog
CVE-2013-6370
json-c: CVE-2013-6370
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.31% · Oct 25, 2026
Buffer overflow in the printbuf APIs in json-c before 0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | json-c | sid | 0.19+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | json-c | forky | 0.19+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | json-c | trixie | 0.18+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | json-c | bookworm | 0.16-2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | json-c | tumbleweed | 0.19-1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | json-c | 14.04 | 0.11-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | json-c | 14.04 | 0.11-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | json-c | 14.04 | 0.11-3ubuntu1.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | json-c | 14.04 | 0.11-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | json-c | 14.04 | 0.11-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | json-c | 14.04 | 0.11-3ubuntu1.2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | json-c | tumbleweed | 0.12.1-1.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | json-c | source | sid | 0.11-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744008] |
| Debian | json-c | source | forky | 0.11-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744008] |
| Debian | json-c | source | trixie | 0.11-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744008] |
| Debian | json-c | source | bookworm | 0.11-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744008] |
| Opensuse | json-c | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.19-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11188-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | json-c | deb | 14.04 | 0.11-3ubuntu1.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6370 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | json-c | deb | 14.04 | 0.11-3ubuntu1.2 | Not reported | USN-2245-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | json-c | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.12.1-1.3 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10013-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [json-c-devel]Unknown
Source package: [json-c]
Details (1)
0.19-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.12.1-1.3, 0.19-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · json-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [json-c-doc]Unknown
Source package: [json-c]
Details (1)
0.19-1.2· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.12.1-1.3, 0.19-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · json-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libjson-c5]Unknown
Source package: [json-c]
Details (1)
0.19-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.12.1-1.3, 0.19-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · json-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libjson-c5-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [json-c]
Details (1)
0.19-1.2· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.12.1-1.3, 0.19-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · json-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libjson-c5]Fixed
Source package: [json-c]
Details (2)
0.16-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · json-c · debian · 12
0.16-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · json-c · debian · 12
- [libjson-c-dev]Fixed
Source package: [json-c]
Details (2)
0.16-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · json-c · debian · 12
0.16-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · json-c · debian · 12
- [libjson-c-doc]Fixed
Source package: [json-c]
Details (2)
0.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · json-c · debian · 12
0.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · json-c · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libjson-c5]Fixed
Source package: [json-c]
Details (2)
0.18+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · 13
0.18+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · 13
- [libjson-c-dev]Fixed
Source package: [json-c]
Details (2)
0.18+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · 13
0.18+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · 13
- [libjson-c-doc]Fixed
Source package: [json-c]
Details (2)
0.18+ds-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · 13
0.18+ds-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.11-4dsa · json-c · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0703]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2014_0703.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6370]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6370]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2245-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10013-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:11188-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6370]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2014/wid-sec-w-2026-2226.json]
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