Resource exhaustion in js-yaml (npm) - #VU18053
Published: March 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18053
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
js-yaml (npm)
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
js-yaml (npm) - update to 3.13.0