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CVE-2017-16516 — Vulnerability in yajl-ruby — CVE Details

HIGH

yajl-ruby gem Denial of Service vulnerability

Published November 28, 2017Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published November 28, 2017 (3240 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2270 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update yajl-ruby to 1.3.1 or later
gem install yajl-ruby -v 1.3.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
yajl-ruby
rubygems
0.5.10, 0.5.11, 0.5.12, 0.5.5 (+35 more)1.3.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-16516?
yajl-ruby gem Denial of Service vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-16516?
CVE-2017-16516 affects yajl-ruby. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-16516 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-wwh7-4jw9-33x6

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