vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-18640: Billion laughs attack via alias feature (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 12, 2019 | Nov 5, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 12, 2019
Added
Nov 5, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-prometheus-jmx-exporter
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