UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18640

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18640
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18640.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18640
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Published
2019-12-12T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:21:02.169034Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.12-2ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12-2ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.12-2
1.12-2ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-2ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-2ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.12-2
1.12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.23-1+deb10u1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.23-1+deb10u1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.17-1
1.19-1
1.20-1
1.23-1~18.04
1.23-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.23-1+deb10u1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.23-1+deb10u1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.23-1
1.25+ds-2
1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.29-1ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.28-1
1.29-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.29-1ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.29-1ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.33-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.33-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33-2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33-2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / snakeyaml

Package

Name
snakeyaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/snakeyaml@1.33-2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.33-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33-2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33-2",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-snake-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}