CVE-2022-38751
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CVE-2022-38751 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Snakeyaml Project | Snakeyaml | < 1.31 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47039Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47039Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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