CPANSA-YAML-LibYAML-2012-1152: YAML-LibYAML vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
Initial release date 2012-09-09T00:00:00 Engine CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25
Current release date 2012-09-09T00:00:00 Build Date
Current version 1 Status final
CVSS v3.1 Base Score Severity
Original language Language en
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Vulnerability Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1152

Vulnerability Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.

Weakness CWE-134 : Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
YAML-LibYAML greater than 0.38 and less than 0.57
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
2.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 5.0 Medium
Fixed

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References

Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Sun Sep 9 00:00:00 2012 First release

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