CVE-2017-16516
HIGHEPSS 89th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.
References
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-13160 | Critical | 9.8 | 81% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-22374 | High | 8.5 | 73% | - | - |
| CVE-2012-1851 | High | 10.0 | 66% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-23113 | Critical | 9.8 | 62% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2012-3569 | High | 9.3 | 48% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-6317 | Critical | 9.1 | 44% | - | - |
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