CVE-2012-1152

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1152
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-09-09 21:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ingy Yaml \ libyaml 0.38 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #46507 for YAML-LibYAML: compiling with -Werror=format-security fails af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rt.cpan.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- libdbd-pg-perl / perl-DBD-Pg && libyaml-libyaml-perl / perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
#661548 - libyaml-libyaml-perl: CVE-2012-1152: Format string vulnerabilities in YAML parsing - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:0319-1: moderate: Security update for perl-YAML-LibYAML af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2432-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- libdbd-pg-perl / perl-DBD-Pg && libyaml-libyaml-perl / perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Perl YAML-LibYAML Module 'perl_libyaml.c' Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1000-1: moderate: update for perl-YAML-LibYAML af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-2.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Advisory SA50277 - SUSE update for perl-YAML-LibYAML - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA48317 - Perl YAML::LibYAML Module YAML Document Parsing Format String Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-2.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-2.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
801738 – (CVE-2012-1152) CVE-2012-1152 perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws by reporting errors during YAML document load af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Bug #75365 for YAML-LibYAML: Patch to Fix FTBFS with hardening flags af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rt.cpan.org
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