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CVE-2017-18640

Published: Dec 12, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-776
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
26.7%
Top 2.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-776

Affected Products

snakeyamlsnakeyaml project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
quarkusquarkus
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletoolsoracle
On-prem
Databases / relational
org.yaml:snakeyamlMavenOSS Libraries
snakeyaml projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka snakeyaml
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
quarkusoss-projectOSS Librariesaka quarkus.io
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://bitbucket.org/asomov/snakeyaml/issues/377/allow-configuration-for-preventing-billion
bitbucket.org
https://bitbucket.org/asomov/snakeyaml/wiki/Billion%20laughs%20attack
bitbucket.org
https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/377
bitbucket.org
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Timeline

Published
Dec 12, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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