CVE-2017-5950

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p80

Published

Apr 3, 2017 (Apr 3, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Vendors: yaml-cpp project
Products: yaml-cpp
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.0%)

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