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FKIE_CVE-2012-1152

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-09-09 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:39
Severity
Summary
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661548
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48317Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50277
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856
secalert@redhat.comhttps://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507
secalert@redhat.comhttps://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48317Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50277
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ingy yaml\ \

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ingy:yaml\\:\\:libyaml:0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "CD98E072-DA67-4F67-BEA6-E0F62BF3E6FC",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "M\u00faltiples vulnerabilidades de cadena de formato en el informe de errores en la funcionalidad del m\u00f3dulo Perl YAML::LibYAML (tambi\u00e9n conocido como YAML-LibYAML y perl-YAML-LibYAML) v0.38, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda proceso) a trav\u00e9s de especificadores de formato de cadena en (1) YAML stream a la funci\u00f3n Load, (2) YAML node a la funci\u00f3n load_node, (3) YAML mapping a la funci\u00f3n load_mapping, o (4) YAML sequence a la funci\u00f3n load_sequence."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2012-1152",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:39:08.510",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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  },
  "published": "2012-09-09T21:55:05.527",
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      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html"
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      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html"
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html"
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48317"
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/50277"
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
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    {
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      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856"
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      "url": "https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507"
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      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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