ubuntu-cve-2017-5950
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-04-03 05:59
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
negligible
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libyaml-cpp0.5",
            "binary_version": "0.5.1-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "yaml-cpp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/yaml-cpp@0.5.1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.3.0-1",
        "0.5.1-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libyaml-cpp0.5v5",
            "binary_version": "0.5.2-4ubuntu1~16.04.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "yaml-cpp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/yaml-cpp@0.5.2-4ubuntu1~16.04.4?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "0.5.2-3",
        "0.5.2-4ubuntu1~16.04.4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libyaml-cpp0.3v5",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "yaml-cpp0.3",
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      },
      "ranges": [
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "yaml-cpp",
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      },
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        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "0.5.2-4ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libyaml-cpp0.3v5",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "yaml-cpp0.3",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/yaml-cpp0.3@0.3.0-1.2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.3.0-1.2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libyaml-cpp0.6",
            "binary_version": "0.6.2-4ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "yaml-cpp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/yaml-cpp@0.6.2-4ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.6.2-4fakesync1",
        "0.6.2-4ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5950",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:11Z",
  "published": "2017-04-03T05:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5950"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5950"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "negligible",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-5950"
  ]
}



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