Eclipse Parsson stack overflow when parsing deeply nested input
In Eclipse Parsson before 1.0.4 and 1.1.3, a document with a large depth of nested objects can allow an attacker to cause a Java stack overflow exception and denial of service. Eclipse Parsson allows processing (e.g. parse, generate, transform and query) JSON documents.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.eclipse.parsson:parsson | >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3, < 1.0.4 | 1.1.3, 1.0.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7272
- https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/parsson/issues/91
- https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/parsson/commit/755d2a86dff74fecc4114fbe7d21e071380c4e45
- https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/parsson/commit/d0ec79badd44a940c82842954430762a2199f4e1
- https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/parsson
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/12
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-787- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.eclipse.parsson:parsson- Disclosed
- 17.07.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2rwm-xv5j-777p - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.eclipse.parsson:parsson
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