CVE-2017-16516
"Yajl-Ruby JSON Parser Denial of Service"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 3, 2017, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:16 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16516
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-16516.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/issues/176 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00013.html | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00003.html | |
| https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/issues/176 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00013.html | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00003.html | |
| https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-16516 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-16516 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:yajl-ruby_project:yajl-ruby_gem:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:yajl-ruby_project:yajl-ruby:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby No Types Assigned https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/issues/176 No Types Assigned https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/issues/176 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-134 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:yajl-ruby_project:yajl-ruby_gem:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16516 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16516
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.98 }} 0.37%
score
0.81492
percentile