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CVE-2022-38750

Public on 2022-09-05
Modified on 2024-01-31
Description

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 stackoverflow.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core snakeyaml 2024-01-03 21:04 ALAS2-2024-2403
Amazon Linux 2023 snakeyaml 2023-06-05 16:39 ALAS2023-2023-200

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-38750 Mitre: CVE-2022-38750 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity