CVE-2018-20574 (Medium) detected in yaml-cppyaml-cpp-0.6.3

mend-bolt-for-github[bot] commented 2 years ago

CVE-2018-20574 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - yaml-cppyaml-cpp-0.6.3

A YAML parser and emitter in C++

Library home page: https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git

Found in HEAD commit: 8677308245a2cb3d6d333bdf06e564b7b4592f4c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/src/third_party/yaml-cpp-0.6.2/yaml-cpp/src/singledocparser.cpp /src/third_party/yaml-cpp-0.6.2/yaml-cpp/src/singledocparser.cpp

Vulnerability Details

The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowMap function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Publish Date: 2022-10-03

URL: CVE-2018-20574

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

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

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20574

Release Date: 2018-12-28

Fix Resolution: libyaml-cpp0.3 - 0.6.3-1,0.6.3-1;libyaml-cpp0.5 - 0.6.3-1,0.6.3-1;libyaml-cpp0.6 - 0.6.3-1,0.6.3-1;libyaml-cpp-dev - 0.6.3-1,0.6.3-1;libyaml-cpp0.5v5 - 0.6.3-1,0.6.3-1

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mend-bolt-for-github[bot] commented 4 months ago

: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.

mend-bolt-for-github[bot] commented 4 months ago

:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.