CVE-2013-6393
The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly
02 Description
The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-02-06 22:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 17:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8ddfa38eb936af955a0c9b1d5e8d9b5ca5ac6f968b4763d88a2e7d62b8793771
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0273http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00065.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2870http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2870
- archives.neohapsis.comAPPLE-SA-2014-10-16-3http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033990
- archives.neohapsis.comAPPLE-SA-2014-04-22-1http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0134.html
- osvdb.org102716http://osvdb.org/102716
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=847926&action=diff
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:060http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
- www.securityfocus.com65258http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65258
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0040.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0319http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0355http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0272http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00064.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0354http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1067http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2850http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2850
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0353http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
- bitbucket.orghttps://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/tag/0.1.5
- puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6393
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2098-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2098-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.4-3
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.4-3
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.4-3
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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