{"id":"CVE-2020-27196","aliases":["GHSA-h48w-c35p-6m8x"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27196","summary":"Out-of-bounds Write in Play Framework","details":"An issue was discovered in PlayJava in Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2. The body parsing of HTTP requests eagerly parses a payload given a Content-Type header. A deep JSON structure sent to a valid POST endpoint (that may or may not expect JSON payloads) causes a StackOverflowError and Denial of Service.","published":"2020-11-06T14:15:16.377Z","modified":"2026-07-08T19:03:01.691398Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.typesafe.play:play","fixedVersion":"2.7.6"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.typesafe.play:play","fixedVersion":"2.8.3"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.typesafe.play:play-java","fixedVersion":"2.7.6"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.typesafe.play:play-java","fixedVersion":"2.8.3"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27196-DosViaJsonStackOverflow"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T19:03:01.691398Z"}}