USN-2461-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2461-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2461-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2461-2
Related
Published
2015-01-12T22:25:45.242500Z
Modified
2015-01-12T22:25:45.242500Z
Summary
libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerability
Details

Stanisław Pitucha and Jonathan Gray discovered that libyaml-libyaml-perl did not properly handle wrapped strings. An attacker could create specially crafted YAML data to trigger an assert, causing a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libyaml-libyaml-perl

Package

Name
libyaml-libyaml-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libyaml-libyaml-perl?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.41-5ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.38-3
0.41-1
0.41-4
0.41-5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.41-5ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libyaml-libyaml-perl"
        }
    ]
}