CVE-2017-11692 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting yaml-cpp 0.5.3 and earlier, specifically within the "Token& Scanner::peek" function in scanner.cpp. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger an assertion failure and application exit by providing a specially crafted '!2' string. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on availability, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yaml-cpp_project:yaml-cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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