CVE-2024-21907 (GCVE-0-2024-21907)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-03 15:23 – Updated: 2025-11-28 22:23
VLAI?
Title
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Newtonsoft.Json
Summary
Newtonsoft.Json before version 13.0.1 is affected by a mishandling of exceptional conditions vulnerability. Crafted data that is passed to the JsonConvert.DeserializeObject method may trigger a StackOverflow exception resulting in denial of service. Depending on the usage of the library, an unauthenticated and remote attacker may be able to cause the denial of service condition.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
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