CVE-2019-6292

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

An issue was discovered in singledocparser.cpp in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2. Stack Exhaustion occurs in YAML::SingleDocParser, and there is a stack consumption problem caused by recursive stack frames: HandleCompactMap, HandleMap, HandleFlowSequence, HandleSequence, HandleNode. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a cpp file.

CWE-674

How to fix

Remediation Available

yaml-cppDebian

Fixed in:0.6.3-1CVE-2019-6292

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-6292?

Upgrade yaml-cpp on debian 11 to 0.6.3-1 or later.

Is CVE-2019-6292 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-6292 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-6292?

CVE-2019-6292 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-6292 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for yaml-cpp (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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