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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2014-9130

Medium
5/10

Summary

scanner.c in LibYAML through 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (versions prior to 0.53 in YAML-XS for Perl), allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published