CVE-2022-38751

snakeyaml: Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS)

CVE-2022-38751 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by libyaml-snake-java 1.23-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1, released September 5, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0203
81st percentile

Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libyaml-snake-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.23-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 libyaml-snake-java 1.23-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1 Sep 5, 2022
libyaml-snake-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1 libyaml-snake-java 1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1 Sep 5, 2022
libyaml-snake-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.29-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 libyaml-snake-java 1.29-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 Sep 5, 2022
snakeyaml · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.31-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38751 Sep 5, 2022
snakeyaml · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.31-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38751 Sep 5, 2022
snakeyaml · Debian 14 1.31-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38751 Sep 5, 2022

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