CVE-2014-9130
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
02 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
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
- 13.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% 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
- 2014-12-08 16:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- 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
- ac717b68ced60cbf6b5978d0656c60fae9327b9e535f3af1abbd24b1c6b29e33
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com62705http://secunia.com/advisories/62705
- bitbucket.orghttps://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/2b9156756423e967cfd09a61d125d883fca6f4f2
- www.securityfocus.com71349http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71349
- www.debian.orgDSA-3102http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3102
- secunia.com62174http://secunia.com/advisories/62174
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0112http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0112.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141128 libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/1
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:060http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2461-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-3
- www.debian.orgDSA-3115http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3115
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0319http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141129 Re: Re: libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/29/3
- secunia.com62774http://secunia.com/advisories/62774
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141128 Re: libyaml / YAML-LibYAML DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/8
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0260http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0260.html
- secunia.com62723http://secunia.com/advisories/62723
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2461-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-1
- puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-9130
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2461-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-2
- secunia.com62176http://secunia.com/advisories/62176
- bitbucket.orghttps://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/issue/10/wrapped-strings-cause-assert-failure
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2014:242http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:242
- www.debian.orgDSA-3103http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3103
- secunia.com60944http://secunia.com/advisories/60944
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1067http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
- secunia.com62164http://secunia.com/advisories/62164
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibyaml-cve20149130-dos(99047)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99047
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0100http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0100.html
- linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0100.html
- secunia.com59947http://secunia.com/advisories/59947
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0508.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.6-3
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-6
- pyyaml Fixed in 3.11-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.6-3
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-6
- pyyaml Fixed in 3.11-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.6-3
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-6
- pyyaml Fixed in 3.11-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libyaml Fixed in 0.1.4-3ubuntu3.1
- libyaml-libyaml-perl Fixed in 0.41-5ubuntu0.14.04.1
- pyyaml Fixed in 3.10-4ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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