6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-2525
LibYAML Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2014, 3:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-2525 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Pyyaml libyaml
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-2525.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
http://secunia.com/advisories/57966
http://secunia.com/advisories/57968
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1
https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048 Exploit Patch
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
http://secunia.com/advisories/57966
http://secunia.com/advisories/57968
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1
https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048 Exploit Patch
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-2525 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-2525 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/57836
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/57966
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/57968
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885
    Added Reference http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
    Added Reference http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/
    Added Reference http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
    Added Reference http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1
    Added Reference https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048
    Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pyyaml:libyaml:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

26.38 }} -4.50%

score

0.96807

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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