Uncontrolled recursion in yaml-rust
Priority LOW 31CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
yaml-rust 0.4.0 and earlier is affected by: Uncontrolled Recursion. The impact is: Denial of service by impossible to catch abort. The component is: YamlLoader::load_from_str function. The attack vector is: Parsing of a malicious YAML document. The fixed version is: 0.4.1 and later.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01061 64th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yaml-rust | yaml-rust | 0.4.0 and earlier [fixed: 0.4.1 and later] | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- yaml-rust Vendoryaml-rust Affected 0.4.0 and earlier [fixed: 0.4.1 and later] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yaml-rust_project:yaml-rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | Yaml-rust Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:yaml-rust_project:yaml-rust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·Yaml-rust Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010182
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78qj-jpww-m9rm
References
More Yaml-rust Project Yaml-rust vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-14955 An issue was discovered in the yaml-rust crate before 0.4.1 for Rust. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-1010182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1010182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78qj-jpww-m9rm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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