ubuntu-cve-2014-9130
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-12-08 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

scanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "scanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9130",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:44Z",
  "published": "2014-12-08T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9130"
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      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/8"
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-9130"
  ]
}



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