snakeYAML before 1.31 vulnerable to Denial of Service due to Out-of-bounds Write
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.yaml:snakeyaml | < 1.31 | 1.31 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38751
- https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml
- https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/530/stackoverflow-oss-fuzz-47039
- https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/src/master/src/test/java/org/yaml/snakeyaml/issues/issue530/Fuzzy47039Test.java
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47039
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00001.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-28
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0010
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-121, CWE-787- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.yaml:snakeyaml- Disclosed
- 06.09.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-98wm-3w3q-mw94 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.yaml:snakeyaml
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 8
- First → latest
- 06.2021 12.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 5
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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