CVE-2022-41854

Stack Overflow in Snakeyaml

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 11, 2022 at 01:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraSnakeYAML

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Those 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 stack overflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.32
Affected range stops below 1.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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