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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-1152

Original release date:09/09/2012

Last revised:04/02/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 2.9

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown

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External Source: MISC

Name: https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365

Hyperlink:https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365

External Source: MISC

Name: https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507

Hyperlink:https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738

External Source: XF

Name: yaml-load-format-string(73856)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73856

External Source: BID

Name: 52381

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120309 Re: CVE Request -- libdbd-pg-perl / perl-DBD-Pg && libyaml-libyaml-perl / perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20120309 CVE Request -- libdbd-pg-perl / perl-DBD-Pg && libyaml-libyaml-perl / perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-2432

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 50277

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/50277

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 48317