Description
In the yajl-ruby gem 1.3.0 for Ruby, when a crafted JSON file is supplied to Yajl::Parser.new.parse, the whole ruby process crashes with a SIGABRT in the yajl_string_decode function in yajl_encode.c. This results in the whole ruby process terminating and potentially a denial of service.
Published: 2017-11-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1167-1 ruby-yajl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3492-1 yajl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3516-1 burp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0355 In the yajl-ruby gem 1.3.0 for Ruby, when a crafted JSON file is supplied to Yajl::Parser.new.parse, the whole ruby process crashes with a SIGABRT in the yajl_string_decode function in yajl_encode.c. This results in the whole ruby process terminating and potentially a denial of service.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wwh7-4jw9-33x6 yajl-ruby gem Denial of Service vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6233-1 YAJL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6233-2 YAJL vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Yajl-ruby Project Yajl-ruby
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:04.174Z

Reserved: 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16516

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-03T15:29:00.233

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16516

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-11-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16516 - Bugzilla

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