CVE-2025-11683

CVE-2025-11683: YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing Null-Terminators which causes Out-of-Bounds Read and potential Information Disclosure

Vendor Toddr
Product YAML::Syck
Weakness CWE-119
Published October 16, 2025
Last update October 16, 2025

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing null-terminators which causes out-of-bounds read and potential information disclosure Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values.  There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2025 CVE published
October 16, 2025 Record updated