# CVE-2014-9130: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/62705
- https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/2b9156756423e967cfd09a61d125d883fca6f4f2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71349
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62174
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0112.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3115
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/29/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62774
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/28/8
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0260.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62723
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-1
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-9130
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2461-2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62176
- https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/issue/10/wrapped-strings-cause-assert-failure
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:242
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60944
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html

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