USN-2461-1

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    USN-2461-1

    Published: 12 Jan 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libyaml vulnerability

    Details: Stanisław Pitucha and Jonathan Gray discovered that LibYAML did not properly handle wrapped strings. An attacker could create specially crafted YAML data to trigger an assert, causing a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2461-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9130

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libyaml

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.1.4-3ubuntu3.1

    Affected versions

    0.1.4-2build1
    0.1.4-2ubuntu1
    0.1.4-3ubuntu1
    0.1.4-3ubuntu2
    0.1.4-3ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    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
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    Availability
    None
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    USN-2461-1 | CVE-DB