CVE-2022-38751 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-38751: DoS in SnakeYAML

Vendor Snakeyaml
Product SnakeYAML
Weakness CWE-121
Published September 5, 2022
Last update April 21, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2022 CVE published
April 21, 2025 Record updated