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MEDIUM

CVE-2023-33460

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

1.1 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • yajlAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.1.0-22.el9and 1 other package
  • yajlAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.1.0-12.el8and 1 other package

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-33460 Red Hat Product Security168 products fixed · 5 known affected

    yajl: Memory leak in yajl_tree_parse function

    yajl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · yajl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · yajl-devel (libreoffice:flatpak) as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • RHSA-2024:2580 Red Hat Product Security31 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: yajl security update

  • RHSA-2024:2063 Red Hat Product Security31 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: yajl security update

  • RHSA-2023:7057 Red Hat Product Security31 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: yajl security update

  • RHSA-2023:6551 Red Hat Product Security31 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: yajl security update

Full record on NVD

Description

There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function. which will cause out-of-memory in server and cause crash.

Technical details

Published
2023-06-06

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33460?

There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function. which will cause out-of-memory in server and cause crash.

Is CVE-2023-33460 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-33460 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-33460?

CVE-2023-33460 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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