CVE-2013-6393

The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

published February 6, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
7%
Percentile
94.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted tags in a YAML document, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07386 · 94.4th percentile
Published
2014-02-06T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 FEB 22:00Z
    The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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