golang-yaml.v2 vulnerabilities

2023-08-1408:42:37

Google

osv.dev

go yaml package

vulnerability

yaml documents

denial of service

cve-2021-4235

cve-2022-3064

software

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

76.8%

JSON

Simon Ferquel discovered that the Go yaml package incorrectly handled
certain YAML documents. If a user or an automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause the system to crash, resulting in
a denial of service. (CVE-2021-4235)

It was discovered that the Go yaml package incorrectly handled
certain large YAML documents. If a user or an automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause the system to crash, resulting in
a denial of service. (CVE-2022-3064)