CVE-2013-6393
The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted tags in a YAML document, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- EPSS
- 7.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- debian:debian_linux
- opensuse:leap
- opensuse:opensuse
- pyyaml:libyaml
- redhat:openstack
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-m75h-cghq-c8h5 | npm | libyaml | <0.2.3 | 0.2.3 |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0040.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0134.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00065.html