🛡️ OESA-2025-1156 — yajl
Description
yajl security update yajl is a small event-driven JSON parser written in ANSI C, and a small validating JSON generator. Security Fix(es): 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.(CVE-2017-16516)
Affected software and timeline
Affected software: yajl (fixed in 2.1.0-21.oe2203sp4). Published on 21 February 2025 and last revised on 3 September 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
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Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yajl | — | 2.1.0-21.oe2203sp4 |
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Similar Threats
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