CVE-2017-16516
Published: 3 November 2017
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | issue in embedded copy of yajl, looks to affect upstream yajl, too |
| rodrigo-zaiden | as of 2023-06-07, upstream yajl hasn't fixed it, only the embedded copy in ruby-yajl got fixed. even though the code around this fix is similar between yajl and ruby-yajl, the risk of patching one based in the other could be risky without upstream support. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ruby-yajl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(1.3.1-1build1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.2.0-3.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby/commit/a8ca8f476655adaa187eedc60bdc770fff3c51ce |
||
|
yajl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| focal |
Needed
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| lunar |
Needed
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(2.0.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.1.0-3+deb10u2)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| jammy |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.1.0-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| bionic |
Released
(2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |