CVE-2012-1152

YAML::LibYAML 0.38 - Denial of Service via Format String Specifiers in Error Reporting

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48317
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50277
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738

Scores

EPSS 0.0243
EPSS Percentile 82.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (1)
ingy/yaml\ \ libyaml
Published Sep 09, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026