CVE-2022-38752
published 2022-09-05CVE-2022-38752: Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an…
PriorityP432medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.09%
79.6th percentile
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack-overflow.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | snakeyaml | < snakeyaml 1.33-1 (bookworm) | snakeyaml 1.33-1 (bookworm) |
| msrc | cbl2_snakeyaml_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| snakeyaml | snakeyaml | >= 0 < 1.33-1 | 1.33-1 |
| snakeyaml | snakeyaml | >= 0 < 1.33-1 | 1.33-1 |
| snakeyaml | snakeyaml | >= 0 < 1.33-1 | 1.33-1 |
| snakeyaml | snakeyaml | unspecified – 1.31 | — |
| snakeyaml_project | snakeyaml | < 1.32 | 1.32 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
vendor_oracle6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Install/Upgrade (SnakeYAML) — CVE-2022-38752
vendor_oracle·2023-04-15·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Install/Upgrade (SnakeYAML) — CVE-2022-38752
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Install/Upgrade (SnakeYAML) vulnerability
CVE: CVE-2022-38752
CVSS: 6.5
Protocol: HTTP
Remote exploit: No
Affected versions: Network
Advisory: cpuapr2023 (APR 2023)
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Applications Risk Matrix: Signaling (SnakeYAML) — CVE-2022-38752
vendor_oracle·2023-01-15·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] Oracle Oracle Communications Applications Risk Matrix: Signaling (SnakeYAML) — CVE-2022-38752
Oracle Oracle Communications Applications Risk Matrix: Signaling (SnakeYAML) vulnerability
CVE: CVE-2022-38752
CVSS: 6.5
Protocol: HTTP
Remote exploit: No
Affected versions: Network
Advisory: cpujan2023 (JAN 2023)
Microsoft
DoS in SnakeYAML
vendor_msrc·2022-09-13·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] CWE-121 DoS in SnakeYAML
DoS in SnakeYAML
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
Google: Google
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linu
Red Hat
snakeyaml: Uncaught exception in java.base/java.util.ArrayList.hashCode
vendor_redhat·2022-09-05·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 snakeyaml: Uncaught exception in java.base/java.util.ArrayList.hashCode
snakeyaml: Uncaught exception in java.base/java.util.ArrayList.hashCode
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack-overflow.
A flaw was found in the snakeyaml package due to a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause the application to crash.
Statement: Red Hat Build of Quarkus is not affected by this issue as it already includes the fixed version.
Package: snakeyaml (A-MQ Clients 2) - Not affected
Package: openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel8 (Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift) - Not affected
Package: jenkins-2-plugin
Debian
CVE-2022-38752: snakeyaml - Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Ser...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-38752: snakeyaml - Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Ser...
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack-overflow.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.33-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.33-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.33-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.33-1)
GHSA
snakeYAML before 1.32 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
ghsa·2022-09-06
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] CWE-121 snakeYAML before 1.32 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
snakeYAML before 1.32 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DoS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack-overflow.
OSV
snakeYAML before 1.32 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
osv·2022-09-06
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] snakeYAML before 1.32 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
snakeYAML before 1.32 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DoS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack-overflow.
OSV
CVE-2022-38752: Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS)
osv·2022-09-05·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38752 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-38752: Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS)
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack-overflow.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/531/stackoverflow-oss-fuzz-47081https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47081https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-28https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0009/https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/531/stackoverflow-oss-fuzz-47081https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47081https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-28https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0009/
2022-09-05
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