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TI-2012-01058 Aliases CVE-2012-1152GHSA-3h7q-h379-g658

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the…

Priority LOW 27CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02426 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ingy:yaml\:\:libyaml:0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* libyamlVulnerableIngy
  • cpe:2.3:a:ingy:yaml\:\:libyaml:0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions libyaml Vulnerable ·Ingy

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1152
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h7q-h379-g658

References

Advisory 6

Other 6

Sources

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