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CVE-2017-16516
CVE-2017-16516
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 1.68% · 82.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.68%
82.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | yajl | 2.1.0-3build2, 2.1.0-3build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | yajl | 2.1.0-3, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | yajl | 2.1.0-2, 2.1.0-2build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ruby-yajl | 1.2.0-3build1, 1.2.0-3build4, 1.2.0-3build2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | yajl | 0, 2.0.4-4 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | yajl | 0, 2.1.0-2 |
Timeline
- Nov 3, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16516 third-party-advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6233-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6233-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16516 third-party-advisory