CPANSA-YAML-LibYAML-2025-001: YAML-LibYAML vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
Initial release date 2025-06-01T00:00:00 Engine CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25
Current release date 2025-06-01T00:00:00 Build Date
Current version 1 Status final
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.1 Severity Critical
Original language Language en
Also referred to

Vulnerability Description

YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-40908

Vulnerability Description

YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified

Weakness CWE-552 : Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
YAML-LibYAML less than 0.903.0
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N 9.1 Critical
Fixed

giterlizzi

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gdt@cpan.org

References

Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Sun Jun 1 00:00:00 2025 First release

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