CVE-2017-16516 | BDVDB-2026-92543 Detail

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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.

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1. Version 12017-11-03Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.