critical
9.8
CWE
502
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-20477

First published: Mon Nov 18 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library, where it is susceptible to arbitrary code execution when it processes untrusted YAML files through the full_load method or with the FullLoader loader. Applications that use the library to process untrusted input may be vulnerable to this flaw. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the system by abusing the python/object/apply constructor.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Pyyaml Pyyaml>=5.1<=5.1.2
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
redhat/pyYAML<5.2
5.2
pip/pyyaml>=5.1<5.2
5.2

Remedy

Use `yaml.safe_load` or the SafeLoader loader when you parse untrusted input.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-20477?

    CVE-2019-20477 is a vulnerability in the PyYAML library that allows arbitrary code execution when processing untrusted YAML files.

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2019-20477?

    PyYAML versions 5.1 through 5.1.2 are affected by CVE-2019-20477.

  • How severe is CVE-2019-20477?

    CVE-2019-20477 has a severity rating of 9.8 (Critical).

  • How can I fix CVE-2019-20477?

    To fix CVE-2019-20477, upgrade to PyYAML version 5.2.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-20477?

    You can find more information about CVE-2019-20477 at the following references: [Link 1](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18342), [Link 2](https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES), [Link 3](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1806010).

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