#VU39294 Buffer overflow in yaml-cpp - CVE-2017-5950 

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#VU39294 Buffer overflow in yaml-cpp - CVE-2017-5950

Published: April 3, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39294
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5950
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yaml-cpp
Software vendor:
jbeder (Jesse Beder)

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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