CVE-2017-18342 (GCVE-0-2017-18342)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-27 12:00
Modified
2024-08-05 21:20
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
References
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/193 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74 Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/wiki/PyYAML-yaml.load%28input%29-Deprecation
cve@mitre.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JEX7IPV5P2QJITAMA5Z63GQCZA5I6NVZ/
cve@mitre.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSQQMRUQSXBSUXLCRD3TSZYQ7SEZRKCE/
cve@mitre.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6JCFGEIEOFMWWIXGHSELMKQDD4CV2BA/
cve@mitre.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/193 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74 Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/wiki/PyYAML-yaml.load%28input%29-Deprecation
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JEX7IPV5P2QJITAMA5Z63GQCZA5I6NVZ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSQQMRUQSXBSUXLCRD3TSZYQ7SEZRKCE/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6JCFGEIEOFMWWIXGHSELMKQDD4CV2BA/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45 Third Party Advisory
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