Name: CVE-2018-20574: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-20574, CWE-119, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00891

The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowMap function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade yaml-cpp	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 28, 2018
Dell Powerstore Dsa2023366	—	Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version	Jan 13, 2026	Oct 5, 2023
Suse	—	Upgrade libyaml-cpp0_5Upgrade libyaml-cpp0_6Upgrade yaml-cpp-devel	Aug 9, 2024	Dec 28, 2018
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Dec 28, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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