Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting org.yaml:snakeyaml package, versions [,1.31)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.1% (42nd percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
7.5 high
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGYAML-3016891
  • published 5 Sep 2022
  • disclosed 5 Sep 2022
  • credit Dae

How to fix?

Upgrade org.yaml:snakeyaml to version 1.31 or higher.

Overview

org.yaml:snakeyaml is a YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow when parsing crafted untrusted YAML files, which can lead to a denial-of-service.