What is CVE-2017-5950?

CVE-2017-5950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-5950?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Yaml-Cpp Project

CVE-2017-5950

The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Yaml-cpp_project Yaml-cpp — versions 0.5.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5950?: CVE-2017-5950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-5950?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.