CVE-2020-36066: GO-2022-0957 - Denial of service via maliciously crafted JSON in github.com/tidwall/gjson

CVE-2020-36066 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-25

Denial of service via maliciously crafted JSON in github.com/tidwall/gjson

Technologies: github.com/tidwall/gjson (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-36066 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-36066 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-36066?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 August 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/tidwall/gjson (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-36066?
Yes. github.com/tidwall/gjson (Go): upgrade to 1.6.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-36066?
Check whether you run github.com/tidwall/gjson (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/tidwall/gjson (Go): upgrade to 1.6.5 or later
    go get github.com/tidwall/gjson@v1.6.5

Affected products

  • github.com/tidwall/gjson (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-36066
  • GHSA-wjm3-fq3r-5x46
  • GO-2022-0957

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