SB2018062716 - Remote code execution in PyYAML component for Python
Published: June 27, 2018 Updated: October 15, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018062716
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18342)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the "yaml.load()" API (yaml.safe_load is not used). A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.