CPANSA-YAML-LibYAML-2025-001: YAML-LibYAML vulnerability
Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
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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 DescriptionYAML-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 |
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Product status
Known affected
Product | Score | ||||||||
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YAML-LibYAML less than 0.903.0 |
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Fixed
- YAML-LibYAML greater than or equal 0.903.0
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-YAML-LibYAML-2025-001 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2025/cpansa-yaml-libyaml-2025-001.json - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40908 external
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40908 - https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/issues/120 external
https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/issues/120 - https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/pull/121 external
https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/pull/121 - https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/pull/122 external
https://github.com/ingydotnet/yaml-libyaml-pm/pull/122 - CVE-2025-40908 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40908
Revision history
Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
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1 | Sun Jun 1 00:00:00 2025 | First release |
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