CVE-2017-16516

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.15% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory rubygems.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby third party advisory
https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/issues/176 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00013.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00003.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16516?
CVE-2017-16516 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16516?
To fix CVE-2017-16516, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16516 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-16516 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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