CVE-2014-2525

Published: Mar 28, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (9)

Products: Pyyaml: Libyaml · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse

1 product

2 products

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pyyaml Libyaml	Up to 0.1.5
Pyyaml Libyaml	Version 0.0.1
Pyyaml Libyaml	Version 0.1.1
Pyyaml Libyaml	Version 0.1.2
Pyyaml Libyaml	Version 0.1.3
Pyyaml Libyaml	Version 0.1.4

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (44)

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57836

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57966

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57968

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/57836

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/57966

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/57968

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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