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CVE-2017-5950

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Affected products

• Yaml-Cpp Project Yaml-Cpp: 0.5.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97307
• https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues/459
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97307
• https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues/459

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