CVE-2018-20573
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
The Scanner::EnsureTokensInQueue 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.
How to fix CVE-2018-20573
To remediate CVE-2018-20573, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/yaml-cpp—upgrade to 0.6.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-20573 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.6.3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |