CVE-2014-9130

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9130
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-08 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-12-09 02:29:00 UTC
Descriptionscanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pyyaml Libyaml 0.1.5 All All All
Application Pyyaml Libyaml 0.1.6 All All All
Application Pyyaml Libyaml 0.1.5 All All All
Application Pyyaml Libyaml 0.1.6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Re: libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoS MLIST www.openwall.com
xi / libyaml / issues / #10 - Wrapped strings cause assert failure — Bitbucket MISC bitbucket.org Exploit
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA62176 - Ubuntu update for pyyaml - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:0319-1: moderate: Security update for perl-YAML-LibYAML SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA60944 - Perl YAML::LibYAML Module Assertion Failure Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
xi / libyaml / commit / 2b9156756423 — Bitbucket CONFIRM bitbucket.org Exploit
USN-2461-1: LibYAML vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1067-1: moderate: Security update for perl-YAML-LibYAML SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0508 - Updated yaml & perl-YAML-LibYAML packages fix CVE-2014-9130 CONFIRM advisories.mageia.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3103-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl DEBIAN www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA62164 - Ubuntu update for libyaml - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
LibYAML and Perl YAML-LibYAML Module 'scanner.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoS MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit
Security Advisory SA62774 - Red Hat update for libyaml - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
USN-2461-3: PyYAML vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2015-0100 CONFIRM linux.oracle.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:060 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
oss-security - Re: libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoS MLIST www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:242 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
USN-2461-2: libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3102-1 libyaml DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
CVE-2014-9130 | Puppet CONFIRM puppet.com
Security Advisory SA62174 - Ubuntu update for libyaml-libyaml-perl - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3115-1 pyyaml DEBIAN www.debian.org
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