CVE-2017-18342 (GCVE-0-2017-18342)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-27 12:00
Modified
2024-08-05 21:20
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/193Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/wiki/PyYAML-yaml.load%28input%29-Deprecation
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JEX7IPV5P2QJITAMA5Z63GQCZA5I6NVZ/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSQQMRUQSXBSUXLCRD3TSZYQ7SEZRKCE/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6JCFGEIEOFMWWIXGHSELMKQDD4CV2BA/
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/193Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/wiki/PyYAML-yaml.load%28input%29-Deprecation
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JEX7IPV5P2QJITAMA5Z63GQCZA5I6NVZ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSQQMRUQSXBSUXLCRD3TSZYQ7SEZRKCE/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6JCFGEIEOFMWWIXGHSELMKQDD4CV2BA/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45Third Party Advisory
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