CVE-2019-11254 (Medium) detected in gopkg.in/YAML.v2-v2.1.1

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CVE-2019-11254 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gopkg.in/YAML.v2-v2.1.1

YAML support for the Go language.

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/gopkg.in/!y!a!m!l.v2/@v/v2.1.1.zip

Dependency Hierarchy: - github.com/compozed/deployadactyl/mocks-4d13ed047fe0d873323278016b73ead834d1197c (Root Library) - github.com/gin-gonic/GIN-v1.3.0 - :x: **gopkg.in/YAML.v2-v2.1.1** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b27c48828ea8198bc2d4284e4667ef04795d6eed

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.

Publish Date: 2020-04-01

URL: CVE-2019-11254

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2020-10-02

Fix Resolution: v2.2.8

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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