| Name | CVE-2019-6285 |
| Description | The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowSequence 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 919432 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| yaml-cpp (PTS) | jessie | 0.5.1-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 0.5.2-4 | vulnerable | |
| buster, sid | 0.6.2-4 | vulnerable | |
| yaml-cpp0.3 (PTS) | jessie | 0.3.0-1.1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 0.3.0-1.2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yaml-cpp | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | 919432 | |
| yaml-cpp0.3 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | medium |
[buster] - yaml-cpp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - yaml-cpp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - yaml-cpp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - yaml-cpp0.3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - yaml-cpp0.3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues/660