What is CVE-2019-6285?

CVE-2019-6285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-6285?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-6285 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project

CVE-2019-6285

The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowSequence function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

EPSS: 0.025 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Yaml-cpp_project Yaml-cpp — versions 0.6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6285?: CVE-2019-6285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-6285?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-6285 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.