Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2025· Updated Oct 16, 2025
YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing Null-Terminators which causes Out-of-Bounds Read and potential Information Disclosure
CVE-2025-11683
Description
YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing null-terminators which causes out-of-bounds read and potential information disclosure
Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read
The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values. There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.
Affected products
2- Range: <1.36
- TODDR/YAML::Syckv5Range: 0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- github.com/cpan-authors/YAML-Syck/pull/65mitrepatch
- metacpan.org/dist/YAML-Syck/changesmitrerelease-notes
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