DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38749

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Published: 05 Sept 2022, 10:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Sept 2022, 10:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1MEDIUMScore: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debiansnakeyaml

    < 1.28-1+deb11u1 | < 1.31-1 | < 1.31-1 | < 1.31-1

References (1)