CVE-2014-2525

libyaml: heap-based buffer overflow when parsing URLs

Published Mar 28, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 8.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2884-1 libyaml security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2885-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2160-1 LibYAML vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2161-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2014, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:06 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 27, 2014, 12:00 AM