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.
Published: 2014-03-28
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 63.2% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:14:26.613Z

Reserved: 2014-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2525

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-28T15:55:08.670

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2525

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-03-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2525 - Bugzilla

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