Medium
libjson-java — security advisory
util/JSONTokener.java in JSON-lib before 3.1.0 mishandles an unbalanced comment string.
- Products
- libjson-java
- Affected versions
- 2.3-3, 2.4-1, 2.4-2, 2.4-3, 2.4-3.1, 3.1.0+dfsg-2, 3.2.0+dfsg-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-47855
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:14 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
util/JSONTokener.java in JSON-lib before 3.1.0 mishandles an unbalanced comment string.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47855
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Complete source record
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