6.5

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38752: snakeyaml Ubuntu

Published
Published 05-09-2022Last modified 04-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38752 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in snakeyaml Ubuntu.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2022-38752

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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 stack-overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu1 product
  • snakeyamlAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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