CVE-2012-1152
EPSS 3.9%libyaml-libyaml-perl - format string vulnerability
Published: 9/9/2012Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1152
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libyaml-libyaml-perlfrom 0, < 0.38-2
- Debian/libyaml-libyaml-perlfrom 0, < 0.33-1+squeeze1