#VU64983 Reachable Assertion in yaml-cpp - CVE-2017-11692 

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#VU64983 Reachable Assertion in yaml-cpp - CVE-2017-11692

Published: July 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64983
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11692
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yaml-cpp
Software vendor:
jbeder (Jesse Beder)

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in the Token& Scanner::peek() function in scanner.cpp in yaml-cpp. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted !2 string and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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