CVE-2019-11254 (Medium) detected in gopkg.in/yaml.v2-v2.2.7

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CVE-2019-11254 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gopkg.in/yaml.v2-v2.2.7

YAML support for the Go language.

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/gopkg.in/yaml.v2/@v/v2.2.7.zip

Dependency Hierarchy: - github.com/kubernetes/api-v0.17.0 (Root Library) - github.com/kubernetes/apimachinery-v0.17.0 - github.com/kubernetes/apimachinery-v0.17.0 - github.com/kubernetes/apimachinery-v0.17.0 - github.com/kubernetes-sigs/yaml-v1.1.0 - :x: **gopkg.in/yaml.v2-v2.2.7** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c57fd737be5e61ee40d7d1de40e8fa0e91e67a6d

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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