CVE-2012-1152 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality of the YAML::LibYAML Perl module, version 0.38. These flaws allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by injecting format string specifiers into YAML streams or nodes processed by various load functions. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, but only resulting in a process crash. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ingy:yaml\:\:libyaml:0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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