CVE-2014-2525

LibYAML < 0.1.6 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Percent-Encoded URI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (22)

Core 22
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57968
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57966

Scores

EPSS 0.6241
EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (9)
opensuse/leap 42.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
pyyaml/libyaml 0.0.1
pyyaml/libyaml 0.1.1
pyyaml/libyaml 0.1.2
pyyaml/libyaml 0.1.3
pyyaml/libyaml 0.1.4
pyyaml/libyaml < 0.1.5
Published Mar 28, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026