Vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project
CVE-2019-6292
An issue was discovered in singledocparser.cpp in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2. Stack Exhaustion occurs in YAML::SingleDocParser, and there is a stack consumption problem caused by recursive stack frames: HandleCompactMap, HandleMap, HandleFlowSequence, HandleSequence, HandleNode. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a cpp file.
EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6292?
- CVE-2019-6292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yaml-Cpp Project, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6292?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6292 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.