#VU76605 Uncaught Exception in yaml - CVE-2023-2251 

 

#VU76605 Uncaught Exception in yaml - CVE-2023-2251

Published: May 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76605
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-2023-2251
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yaml
Software vendor:
eemeli

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

The vulnerability exists due uncaught exception in the parseDocument() and parseAllDocuments() functions. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted input and cause a denial of service condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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