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CVE-2019-6285

Published: 14 January 2019

The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowSequence function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
same commit as CVE-2018-20573

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
yaml-cpp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Needed

groovy Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
upstream
Released (0.6.3-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
xenial Needed

bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
jammy Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
lunar Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
trusty Needed

mantic Not vulnerable
(0.6.3-9)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/commit/4edff1fa5dbfca16fc72d89870841bee89f8ef89
yaml-cpp0.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Does not exist

xenial Needs triage

bionic Needs triage

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Needs triage

mantic Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H