CVE-2013-6393

Description

The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted tags in a YAML document, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-119

Advisories

• GHSA-m75h-cghq-c8h5 — Heap Based Buffer Overflow in libyaml

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-0633
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2013-6393

CERT-FR advisories

• CERTFR-2014-AVI-436 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Apple · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2014-AVI-231 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple OS X Mavericks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
• CERTFR-2014-AVI-201 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Apple · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≤ 0.1.4
• cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected products

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00065.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2870
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033990
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0134.html
• http://osvdb.org/102716
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=847926&action=diff
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65258
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0040.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00064.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2850
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
• https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/tag/0.1.5
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6393
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2098-1

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