CVE-2014-2525

N/A Unknown

Published: March 28, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57836

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57966

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57968

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66478

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2160-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bitbucket.org/xi/libyaml/commits/bce8b60f0b9af69fa9fab3093d0a41ba243de048

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-2525

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html