Gentoo update for PyYAML
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-18342 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU21781
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18342
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
Description
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.
Update the affected packages.
dev-python/pyyaml to version: 5.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
