CVE-2017-11692
N/A
Published: July 30, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorYaml Cpp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The function "Token& Scanner::peek" in scanner.cpp in yaml-cpp 0.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a '!2' string.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.5.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues/519Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-14Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-617
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