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CVE-2017-18640 — The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

CVSS
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EPSS
2.17% (top 15.90%)
CWE
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Published
2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T21:28:55.802Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The Alias feature in SnakeYAML before 1.26 allows entity expansion during a load operation, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2003-1564
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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