medium
6.5
CWE
20 787 121
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-41854: Stack Overflow in Snakeyaml

First published: Fri Nov 11 2022(Updated: )

snakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted YAML content, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com cve-coordination@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/eap7-snakeyaml<0:1.33.0-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.33.0-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-snakeyaml<0:1.33.0-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:1.33.0-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-snakeyaml<0:1.33.0-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.33.0-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
0:18.0.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
0:18.0.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8
redhat/rh-sso7-keycloak<0:18.0.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el9
0:18.0.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el9
redhat/snakeyaml<1.32
1.32
maven/org.yaml:snakeyaml<1.32
1.32
Snakeyaml<1.32
Fedora=36
Fedora=37
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation<=V22.0.2 - V22.0.2-IF001
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation<=V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF017
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation<=V22.0.1 - V22.0.1-IF006 and later fixes V21.0.2 - V21.0.2-IF012 and later fixesV21.0.1 - V21.0.1-IF007 and later fixesV20.0.1 - V20.0.3 and later fixesV19.0.1 - V19.0.3 and later fixesV18.0.0 - V18.0.2 and later fixes

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-41854?

    CVE-2022-41854 is a vulnerability in snakeYAML that allows for a denial of service attack through improper input validation.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-41854?

    The severity of CVE-2022-41854 is medium, with a CVSS score of 6.5.

  • How does CVE-2022-41854 affect Snakeyaml users?

    Snakeyaml users who parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to denial of service attacks.

  • How can the CVE-2022-41854 vulnerability be fixed?

    To fix the CVE-2022-41854 vulnerability, users should update to snakeYAML version 1.33.0 or later.

  • Are there any references for CVE-2022-41854?

    Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2022-41854 in the following references: [link1](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=50355) and [link2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2152478).

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