Improper Input Validation Affecting libyaml package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
54.85% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBYAML-10077573
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed8 Dec 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-9130  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libyaml.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation scanner.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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1