Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-2525
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.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.1.5
- cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.1.6
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libyaml&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-YAML-LibYAML&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/perl-YAML-LibYAML&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/perl-YAML-LibYAML&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/perl-YAML-LibYAML&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 0.1.6-4.8+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.1.6-4.8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.59-2.11
- (no CPE)range: < 0.38-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.38-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.38-10.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048nvdExploitPatch
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/57836nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/57966nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/57968nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6443nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885nvd
- www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/nvd
- www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/nvd
- www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1nvd
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525nvd
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