[COUCHDB-875] mochijson2 does not validate input strings after encountering an escape character

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.11.2, 1.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.2, 1.0.3
• Assignee: Adam Kocoloski
• Reporter: Adam Kocoloski
• Created: 31/Aug/10 04:21
• Updated: 07/Apr/12 22:12
• Resolved: 31/Aug/10 04:31

Description

This example throws invalid_json (as it should, <<169>> is not a valid UTF-8 byte sequence)

1> couch_util:json_decode(<<$", "abc", 169, $">>).

• • exception throw: {invalid_json,<<"\"abc©\"">>}

    in function couch_util:json_decode/1

but this example does not

2> couch_util:json_decode(<<$", "abc
n", 169, $">>).
<<"abc\n©">>