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CVE-2013-6393: eap-based buffer overflow when parsing YAML tags

February 6, 2014 (updated October 30, 2018)

LibYAML, the library that libyaml provides bindings for is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow when parsing YAML tags.

References

  • bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/pull-request/1/fix-cve-2013-6393/diff

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.2.3

Fixed versions

  • 0.2.3

Solution

Update to version 0.2.3 that includes a version of LibYAML that contains a fix for this issue.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Weakness

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Source file

npm/libyaml/CVE-2013-6393.yml

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