CVE-2017-18342 | BDVDB-2026-103111 Detail
Description#
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74
- https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6JCFGEIEOFMWWIXGHSELMKQDD4CV2BA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSQQMRUQSXBSUXLCRD3TSZYQ7SEZRKCE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JEX7IPV5P2QJITAMA5Z63GQCZA5I6NVZ/
- https://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278
- https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/193
- https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/wiki/PyYAML-yaml.load%28input%29-Deprecation
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-45
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.