CVE-2017-16516 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16516 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - yajl-ruby-1.2.1.gem

path: /var/lib/gems/2.3.0/cache/yajl-ruby-1.2.1.gem

Library home page: http://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby-1.2.1.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• pygments.rb-0.6.3.gem (Root Library)
  • ❌ yajl-ruby-1.2.1.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-11-03

URL: CVE-2017-16516

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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