| Name | CVE-2014-2525 |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2884-1, DSA-2885-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 742732 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml (PTS) | bullseye | 0.2.2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 0.2.5-1 | fixed | |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl (PTS) | bullseye | 0.82+repack-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.86+ds-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.902.0+ds-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | source | squeeze | 0.1.3-1+deb6u4 | DSA-2884-1 | ||
| libyaml | source | wheezy | 0.1.4-2+deb7u4 | DSA-2884-1 | ||
| libyaml | source | (unstable) | 0.1.4-3.2 | 742732 | ||
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | source | squeeze | 0.33-1+squeeze3 | DSA-2885-1 | ||
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | source | wheezy | 0.38-3+deb7u2 | DSA-2885-1 | ||
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | source | (unstable) | 0.41-5 |
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html