Description
kaml is an open source implementation of the YAML format with support for kotlinx.serialization. In affected versions attackers that could provide arbitrary YAML input to an application that uses kaml could cause the application to endlessly loop while parsing the input. This could result in resource starvation and denial of service. This only affects applications that use polymorphic serialization with the default tagged polymorphism style. Applications using the property polymorphism style are not affected. YAML input for a polymorphic type that provided a tag but no value for the object would trigger the issue. Version 0.35.3 or later contain the fix for this issue.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/charleskorn/kaml/security/advisories/GHSA-fmm9-3gv8-58f4
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/charleskorn/kaml/issues/179
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/charleskorn/kaml/commit/e18785d043fc6324c81e968aae9764b4b060bc6a
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0049
EPSS Percentile
65.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (2)
com.charleskorn.kaml/kaml
0 - 0.35.3Maven
kaml_project/kaml
< 0.35.3
Published
Sep 07, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026