Buffer overflow in Snakeyaml
CVE-2022-38752
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Snakeyaml — versions unspecified
- Snakeyaml Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Permissions Required)
- bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/531/stackoverflow-oss-fuzz-47081 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-28 (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0009/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38752?
- CVE-2022-38752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snakeyaml, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38752?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38752 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.