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CVE-2017-18640

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

Description

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

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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

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsOn-prem
Databases
peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletoolsOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
SnakeYAMLLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
QuarkusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Gradle Inc.
commercialaka gradle
GradleMixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
snakeyaml project
oss-projectaka snakeyaml
snakeyamlLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

https://bitbucket.org/asomov/snakeyaml/issues/377/allow-configuration-for-preventing-billion
bitbucket.org
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
oracle.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKN7VGIKTYBCAKYBRG55QHXAY5UDZ7HA/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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