CVE-2012-1152

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.85% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48317 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661548
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/50277 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html vendor advisory
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1152?
CVE-2012-1152 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1152?
To fix CVE-2012-1152, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1152 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1152 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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