CVE-2017-18640 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.23.jar

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CVE-2017-18640 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.23.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

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

Path to dependency file: /runtime/v1/project-model/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /runtime/v1/project-model/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy: - jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.10.2.jar (Root Library) - :x: **snakeyaml-1.23.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 5478aeeda738bb625d7a100be550b55df120b611

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18640

Release Date: 2019-12-12

Fix Resolution (org.yaml:snakeyaml): 1.26

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml): 2.10.4

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