Out-of-bounds Read in Toddr Yaml::syck

CVE-2026-57077

YAML::Syck versions before 1.47 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via an unbounded newline scan in newline_len. In the bundled libsyck newline_len and is_newline dereference the scan pointer, and the following byte for a "\r\n" pair, with no NUL-terminator or bounds check. During block-scalar lexing at a document boundary the scan runs one byte past the heap lexer buffer. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-11683, on a lexer path the earlier fix did not cover. Any caller that runs Load or LoadFile on an untrusted document with a block scalar at a document boundary reaches the over-read.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (3.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-57077?
CVE-2026-57077 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toddr Yaml::syck, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-57077?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.