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CVE-2017-16516

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 3.77%

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CVE-2017-16516 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 estimates a 3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
3.77%

88.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Yajl-Ruby ProjectYajl-Ruby1.3.0
DebianDebian Linux7.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-16516?
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 severe is CVE-2017-16516?
CVE-2017-16516 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16516?
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Source: NVD / NIST