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CVE-2014-2525
Published:March 28, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (25)
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525
https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2525
http://secunia.com/advisories/57968
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57966
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2525
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-2525
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.8
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
63.23