VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-6285

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-01-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowSequence 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion

Primary references