CVE-2021-4235
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-4235 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-12-27 22:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-07-06 00:15:00 UTC |
| Description | Due to unbounded alias chasing, a maliciously crafted YAML file can cause the system to consume significant system resources. If parsing user input, this may be used as a denial of service vector. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Yaml Project | Yaml | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add logic to catch cases of alias abuse. · go-yaml/yaml@bb4e33b · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 3479-1] golang-yaml.v2 security update | MISC | lists.debian.org | |
| Add a decoder option to limit the number of unmarshalled values by simonferquel · Pull Request #375 · go-yaml/yaml · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| GO-2021-0061 - Go Packages | MISC | pkg.go.dev | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 181577 Debian Security Update for golang-yaml.v2 (CVE-2021-4235)
- 199656 Ubuntu Security Notification for Go yaml Vulnerabilities (USN-6287-1)
- 241070 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Security Update (RHSA-2022:7398)
- 6000135 Debian Security Update for golang-yaml.v2 (DLA 3479-1)
- 770172 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Security Update (RHSA-2022:7398)
- 904947 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for etcd (12325)
- 905116 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for application-gateway-kubernetes-ingress (12459)
- 905186 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for etcd (12907)
- 905220 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for application-gateway-kubernetes-ingress (12929)
- 905267 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for etcd (12907)
- 905403 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for etcd (12907-1)
- 906801 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for etcd (12907-3)