CVE-2023-5072
Publication date 12 October 2023
Last updated 4 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618. A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| jenkins-json | 25.10 questing | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | |
| libjettison-java | 25.10 questing | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | |
| libjson-java | 25.10 questing | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | 
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score |  | 
| Attack vector | Network | 
| Attack complexity | Low | 
| Privileges required | None | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | None | 
| Integrity impact | None | 
| Availability impact | High | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |