SB2014042405 - Heap-based buffer overflow in yaml (Alpine package)
Published: April 24, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014042405
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2525)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6. A remote attacker can use a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.