CVE-2014-9130

libyaml: assert failure when processing wrapped strings

Published Dec 8, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 13.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
scanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-109-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-110-1 libyaml security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-127-1 pyyaml security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3102-1 libyaml security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3103-1 libyaml-libyaml-perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3115-1 pyyaml security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2461-1 LibYAML vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2461-2 libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2461-3 PyYAML vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0508.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0100.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0100.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0112.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0260.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/59947 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/60944 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62164 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62174 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62176 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62705 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62723 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/62774 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3102 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3103 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3115 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:242 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/29/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71349 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/2b9156756423e967cfd09a61d125d883fca6f4f2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/issue/10/wrapped-strings-cause-assert-failure cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99047 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9130 cve-icon
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-9130 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9130 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 28, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 8, 2014, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 26, 2014, 12:00 AM