CVE-2014-9130

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9130
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-08 16:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

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

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | 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 Pyyaml Libyaml 0.1.5 All All All
Application Pyyaml Libyaml 0.1.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0508 - Updated yaml & perl-YAML-LibYAML packages fix CVE-2014-9130 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1067-1: moderate: Security update for perl-YAML-LibYAML af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2461-2: libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
LibYAML and Perl YAML-LibYAML Module 'scanner.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA62174 - Ubuntu update for libyaml-libyaml-perl - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3115-1 pyyaml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:0319-1: moderate: Security update for perl-YAML-LibYAML af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2461-1: LibYAML vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3103-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA60944 - Perl YAML::LibYAML Module Assertion Failure Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-2461-3: PyYAML vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA62774 - Red Hat update for libyaml - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:242 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA62176 - Ubuntu update for pyyaml - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA62164 - Ubuntu update for libyaml - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2015-0100 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
oss-security - Re: Re: libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE-2014-9130 | Puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
xi / libyaml / commit / 2b9156756423 — Bitbucket af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bitbucket.org Exploit
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:060 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
xi / libyaml / issues / #10 - Wrapped strings cause assert failure — Bitbucket af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bitbucket.org Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3102-1 libyaml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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