SB2019032106 - Denial of service in js-yaml (npm)
Published: March 21, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019032106
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing YAML files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted YAML file to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.