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SUSE: CVE-2017-5950: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-5950: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/03/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/10/2018
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libyaml-cpp0_5
  • suse-upgrade-libyaml-cpp0_6
  • suse-upgrade-yaml-cpp-devel

References

  • SUSE-SU-2018:0631-1
  • 97307
  • CVE-2017-5950

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