---
id: CVE-2021-32292
title: >-
  An issue was discovered in json-c from 20200420 (post 0.14 unreleased code)
  through 0.15-20200726
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in json-c from 20200420 (post 0.14 unreleased code)
  through 0.15-20200726. A stack-buffer-overflow exists in the auxiliary sample
  program json_parse which is located in the function parseit.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: netapp
product: active_iq_unified_manager
affected:
  - active_iq_unified_manager
  - json-c = 0.15-20200726
published: '2023-08-22'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T12:17:11.930'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32292'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/json-c/json-c/issues/654'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0010/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5486'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/json-c/json-c/issues/654'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0010/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5486'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01287
epssPercentile: 0.69433
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T12:29:10.831Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in json-c from 20200420 (post 0.14 unreleased code) through 0.15-20200726. A stack-buffer-overflow exists in the auxiliary sample program json_parse which is located in the function parseit.

## Affected

- `active_iq_unified_manager`
- `json-c = 0.15-20200726`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.