Vulnerability identifier: #VU67668
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Snakeyaml
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Vendor: Snakeyaml Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling YAML files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted YAML file to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Snakeyaml: 1.1 - 1.30
External links
http://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/526/stackoverflow-oss-fuzz-47027
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47027
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.