cve/2016/CVE-2016-10749.md

### [CVE-2016-10749](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10749)
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### Description

parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon