
CVE catalog
CVE-2023-33460
r-cran-jsonlite: CVE-2023-33460
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.13% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in the yajl library, which exists due to a memory leak within the yajl_tree_parse() function. This flaw allows a remote attacker to parse malicious JSON input to cause out-of-memory in the server, causing a crash, resulting in a denial of service attack. yajl: Memory leak in yajl_tree_parse function The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | yajl | sid | 2.1.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | yajl | forky | 2.1.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | yajl | trixie | 2.1.0-5 | fixed |
| Debian | yajl | bookworm | 2.1.0-3+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | sid | 1.4.3-2 | not affected |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | forky | 1.4.3-2 | not affected |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | trixie | 1.4.3-1 | not affected |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | bookworm | 1.4.3-1 | not affected |
| Debian | epics-base | sid | 7.0.8.1+dfsg1-10 | not affected |
| Debian | epics-base | forky | 7.0.8.1+dfsg1-10 | not affected |
| Debian | epics-base | trixie | 7.0.8.1+dfsg1-7+deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | epics-base | bookworm | 7.0.3.1-4 | not affected |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | sid | 2.0.0+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | forky | 2.0.0+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | trixie | 1.9.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | bookworm | 1.8.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Alpine | yajl | 3.19 | 2.1.0-r9 | fixed |
| Alpine | yajl | 3.20 | 2.1.0-r9 | fixed |
| Alpine | yajl | 3.21 | 2.1.0-r9 | fixed |
| Alpine | yajl | 3.22 | 2.1.0-r9 | fixed |
| Alpine | yajl | 3.23 | 2.1.0-r9 | fixed |
| Alpine | yajl | 3.24 | 2.1.0-r9 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise micro 5.3 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise micro 5.4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise real time 15 sp3 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | manager proxy 4.2 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | manager server 4.2 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise micro 5.1 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libyajl | linux enterprise micro 5.2 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libyajl | leap micro 5.3 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libyajl | leap micro 5.4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libyajl | leap 15.4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libyajl | leap 15.5 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | yajl | source | sid | 2.1.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1039984] |
| Debian | yajl | source | forky | 2.1.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1039984] |
| Debian | yajl | source | trixie | 2.1.0-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1039984] |
| Debian | yajl | source | bookworm | 2.1.0-3+deb12u2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1039984] |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ruby-yajl | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | epics-base | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | epics-base | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | epics-base | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | epics-base | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | source | sid | 1.8.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059317] |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | source | forky | 1.8.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059317] |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | source | trixie | 1.8.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059317] |
| Debian | r-cran-jsonlite | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059317] |
| Alpine | yajl | apk | 3.19 | 2.1.0-r9 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460 | Not reported |
| Alpine | yajl | apk | 3.20 | 2.1.0-r9 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460 | Not reported |
| Alpine | yajl | apk | 3.21 | 2.1.0-r9 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460 | Not reported |
| Alpine | yajl | apk | 3.22 | 2.1.0-r9 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460 | Not reported |
| Alpine | yajl | apk | 3.23 | 2.1.0-r9 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460 | Not reported |
| Alpine | yajl | apk | 3.24 | 2.1.0-r9 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.3 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise real time 15 sp3 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | manager proxy 4.2 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | manager server 4.2 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.1 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libyajl | rpm | linux enterprise micro 5.2 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libyajl | rpm | leap micro 5.3 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libyajl | rpm | leap micro 5.4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libyajl | rpm | leap 15.4 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libyajl | rpm | leap 15.5 | 2.1.0-150000.4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1 | Not reported |
[Debian bug #1039984][Debian bug #1059317]
Notes
[bookworm] r-cran-jsonlite: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6551]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2023_7057.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2023-33460]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33460]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3478-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3301-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-33460]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-2853.json]
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