UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5950

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5950

    Published: 3 Apr 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5950

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5950, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5950

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: yaml-cpp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.3.0-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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