CVE-2025-11683
YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing null-terminators which causes out-of-bounds read and potential information disclosure Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values. There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.
Published:Oct 16, 2025
Last Modified:Mar 9, 2026
EPS:Oct 16, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00027
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Perl
Product
Perl
Perl
Perl
Vendor
Perl
Product
Yaml::syck
Perl
Yaml::syck
Vendor
Toddr
Product
Yaml\
Toddr
Yaml\
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
