CVE-2017-18640 (High, unreachable) detected in snakeyaml-1.15.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2017-18640 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.15.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

Library home page: http://www.snakeyaml.org

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /Users/alexmaybaum/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.15/snakeyaml-1.15.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - elasticsearch-5.6.4.jar (Root Library) - :x: **snakeyaml-1.15.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9c6901108cf0138889fa46846fabfcb78828d070

Found in base branch: vp-rem

Reachability Analysis(Unreachable)

The vulnerable code is not reachable.

Vulnerability Details

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML 1.18 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Publish Date: 2019-12-12

URL: CVE-2017-18640

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - 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

Origin: https://bitbucket.org/asomov/snakeyaml/commits/da11ddbd91c1f8392ea932b37fa48110fa54ed8c

Release Date: 2020-03-08

Fix Resolution: 1.26

[mend-local-app[bot]]

: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.