CVE-2013-4438
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CVE-2013-4438 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor states that this might not be a vulnerability because the YAML to be loaded has already been determined to be safe.. EPSS estimates a 2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor states that this might not be a vulnerability because the YAML to be loaded has already been determined to be safe.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Saltstack | Salt | <= 0.17.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.6.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.7.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.8.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.8.7 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.8.8 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.8.9 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.2 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.3 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.4 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.5 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.6 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.7 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.8 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.9.9 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.10.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.10.2 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.10.3 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.10.4 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.10.5 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.11.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.12.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.13.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.14.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.15.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.15.1 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.16.0 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.16.2 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.16.3 |
| Saltstack | Salt | 0.16.4 |
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