#VU67663 Out-of-bounds write in Snakeyaml - CVE-2022-38751 

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#VU67663 Out-of-bounds write in Snakeyaml - CVE-2022-38751

Published: September 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67663
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38751
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Snakeyaml
Software vendor:
Snakeyaml Project

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted YAML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted YAML file to the application, trigger out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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