Vulnerability · Published Nov 11, 2022 · Assigned by Google
CVE-2022-41854Stack Overflow in Snakeyaml
Medium 5.8
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in SnakeYaml from SnakeYaml. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Those using Snakeyaml to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack overflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | snakeyaml | 1.33-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41854 |
| Debian:13 | snakeyaml | 1.33-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41854 |
| Debian:14 | snakeyaml | 1.33-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41854 |
| Maven | org.yaml:snakeyaml | 1.32 | GHSA-w37g-rhq8-7m4j |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H