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golang-github-tidwall-gjson — security advisory
GJSON <1.6.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (remote) via crafted JSON.
- Products
- golang-github-tidwall-gjson
- Affected versions
- 1.1.5-2, 1.14.4-2, 1.17.1-1, 1.19.0-1, 1.6.7-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-36066
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GJSON <1.6.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (remote) via crafted JSON.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36066
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Complete source record
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