Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting yaml-cpp package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-YAMLCPP-5036672
- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed17 Jan 2017
Introduced: 17 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5950 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 yaml-cpp.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream yaml-cpp package and not the yaml-cpp package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.