Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/03/2017
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Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/03/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.5 HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Insufficient_Info
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
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- Format String Vulnerability (CWE-134)
Change History
2 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
2/3/2018 9:29:14 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
11/22/2017 12:41:30 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:yajl-ruby_project:yajl-ruby_gem:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-134 |
| 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 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby No Types Assigned |
https://rubygems.org/gems/yajl-ruby Third Party Advisory |