{
  "cveId": "CVE-2017-16516",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16516",
  "summary": "CVE-2017-16516 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by libyajl2 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, released June 6, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "libyajl2: 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 p...",
  "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.",
  "published": "2017-11-03T08:29:00Z",
  "severity": "Low",
  "epss": 0.03767,
  "epssPercentile": 0.89967,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libyajl2",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1",
      "fix": "libyajl2 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libyajl2-2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1",
      "released": "2023-06-06T05:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libyajl2",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1",
      "fix": "libyajl2 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libyajl2-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1",
      "released": "2023-06-06T05:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libyajl2",
      "release": "Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1",
      "fix": "libyajl2 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libyajl2-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1",
      "released": "2023-06-06T05:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "yajl-tools",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1",
      "fix": "yajl-tools 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-yajl-tools-2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1",
      "released": "2023-06-06T05:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "yajl-tools",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1",
      "fix": "yajl-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-yajl-tools-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1",
      "released": "2023-06-06T05:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "yajl-tools",
      "release": "Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1",
      "fix": "yajl-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-yajl-tools-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1",
      "released": "2023-06-06T05:15:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T12:40:37Z"
}