CVE-2017-18640

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-18640
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-12-12T03:15:10
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-28T15:12:33
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-776 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/776.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:snakeyaml_project:snakeyaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.26
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.3.4
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bitbucket.org/asomov/snakeyaml/issues/377/allow-configuration-for-preventing-billion Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/asomov/snakeyaml/wiki/Billion%20laughs%20attack Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/377
https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/wiki/Changes
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1058e7646988394de6a3fd0857ea9b1ee0de14d7bb28fee5ff782457@%3Ccommits.atlas.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r154090b871cf96d985b90864442d84eb027c72c94bc3f0a5727ba2d1@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r16ae4e529401b75a1f5aa462b272b31bf2a108236f882f06fddc14bc@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1703a402f30c8a2ee409f8c6f393e95a63f8c952cc9ee5bf9dd586dc@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r182e9cf6f3fb22b9be0cac4ff0685199741d2ab6e9a4e27a3693c224@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r191ceadb1b883357384981848dfa5235cb02a90070c553afbaf9b3d9@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1aab47b48a757c70e40fc0bcb1fcf1a3951afa6a17aee7cd66cf79f8@%3Ccommon-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1dfac8b6a7097bcb4979402bbb6e2f8c36d0d9001e3018717eb22b7e@%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1ffce2ed3017e9964f03ad2c539d69e49144fc8e9bf772d641612f98@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r20350031c60a77b45e0eded33e9b3e9cb0cbfc5e24e1c63bf264df12@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r22ac2aa053b7d9c6b75a49db78125c9316499668d0f4a044f3402e2f@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2721aba31a8562639c4b937150897e24f78f747cdbda8641c0f659fe@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r28c9009a48d52cf448f8b02cd823da0f8601d2dff4d66f387a35f1e0@%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2a5b84fdf59042dc398497e914b5bb1aed77328320b1438144ae1953@%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2b05744c0c2867daa5d1a96832965b7d6220328b0ead06c22a6e7854@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2db207a2431a5e9e95e899858ab1f5eabd9bcc790a6ca7193ae07e94@%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r436988d2cfe8a770ae361c82b181c5b2bf48a249bad84d8a55a3b46e@%3Cdev.phoenix.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r465d2553a31265b042cf5457ef649b71e0722ab89b6ea94a5d59529b@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4c682fb8cf69dd14162439656a6ebdf42ea6ad0e4edba95907ea3f14@%3Ccommits.servicecomb.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r55d807f31e64a080c54455897c20b1667ec792e5915132c7b7750533@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r56805265475919252ba7fc10123f15b91097f3009bae86476624ca25@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r643ba53f002ae59068f9352fe1d82e1b6f375387ffb776f13efe8fda@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r666f29a7d0e1f98fa1425ca01efcfa86e6e3856e01d300828aa7c6ea@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c91e52b3cc9f4e64afe0f34f20507143fd1f756d12681a56a9b38da@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d54c2da792c74cc14b9b7665ea89e144c9e238ed478d37fd56292e6@%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r72a3588d62b2de1361dc9648f5d355385735e47f7ba49d089b0e680d@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbaa1f513d903c89a08267c91d86811fa5bcc82e0596b6142c5cea7ea@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc3211c71f7e0973a1825d1988a3921288c06cd9d793eae97ecd34948@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcb2a7037366c58bac6aec6ce3df843a11ef97ae4eb049f05f410eaa5@%3Ccommon-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdd34c0479587e32a656d976649409487d51ca0d296b3e26b6b89c3f5@%3Ccommon-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/recfe569f4f260328b0036f1c82b2956e864d519ab941a5e75d0d832d@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf95bebee6dfcc55067cebe8482bd31e6f481d9f74ba8e03f860c3ec7@%3Ccommits.cassandra.apache.org%3E Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe0aab6c3bebbd9cbfdedb65ff3fdf420714bcb8acdfd346077e1263@%3Ccommon-commits.hadoop.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKN7VGIKTYBCAKYBRG55QHXAY5UDZ7HA/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.yaml/snakeyaml/1.25/usages Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18640
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18640
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:42:11 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 07:42:50 2019-12-12T03:15Z 2019-12-12T03:15:10 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 07:42:50 2022-07-26T17:15:08 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 07:42:50 Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-04 07:42:57 References updated
2022-12-12 20:10:21 Modified Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-16 03:09:52 Undergoing Analysis Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-30 15:09:48 Modified Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-28 16:08:54 2023-02-28T15:12:33 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-28 16:08:54 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated