CVE-2014-2525

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    CVE-2014-2525

    Published: 28 Mar 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/57836, http://secunia.com/advisories/57966, http://secunia.com/advisories/57968, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060, http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1, http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/, http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/, http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/, https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048, https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478, https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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