Buffer overflow in Snakeyaml

CVE-2022-41854

Those 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. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-41854: held from 0.015 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41854?
CVE-2022-41854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snakeyaml, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2022-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-41854?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-41854 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.