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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1167-1 | ruby-yajl security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3492-1 | yajl security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3516-1 | burp security update |
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 |
GHSA-wwh7-4jw9-33x6 | yajl-ruby gem Denial of Service vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6233-1 | YAJL vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6233-2 | YAJL vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:04.174Z
Reserved: 2017-11-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-16516
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-11-03T15:29:00.233
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-16516
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN