DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20574

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20574
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20574.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20574
Upstream
Published
2018-12-28T16:29:05Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:25:25Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowMap 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / yaml-cpp

Package

Name
yaml-cpp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaml-cpp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / yaml-cpp

Package

Name
yaml-cpp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaml-cpp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / yaml-cpp

Package

Name
yaml-cpp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaml-cpp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / yaml-cpp

Package

Name
yaml-cpp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaml-cpp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}