#VU64001 Heap-based buffer overflow in yajl-ruby and yajl - CVE-2022-24795
Published: June 6, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64001
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24795
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yajl-ruby
yajl
yajl-ruby
yajl
Software vendor:
brianmario (Brian Lopez)
Lloyd Hilaiel
brianmario (Brian Lopez)
Lloyd Hilaiel
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling large inputs. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.