What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-38750?

CVE-2022-38750 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-38750?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-38750. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.0%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-38750?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-38750. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Snakeyaml CVE-2022-38750

MEDIUM

Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)

2022-09-05 cve-coordination@google.com

Denial Of Service Stack Overflow Buffer Overflow Snakeyaml Debian Linux

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 05, 2022 - 10:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

3,200 maven packages depend on org.yaml:snakeyaml (202 direct, 3,000 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.31.

DescriptionNVD

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 stackoverflow.

AnalysisAI

Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-121. 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 stackoverflow. Affected products include: Snakeyaml Project Snakeyaml, Debian Debian Linux.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.