Is CVE-2017-18640 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18640 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18640?

CVE-2017-18640 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-18640?

Patch guidance is available from snakeyaml project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-18640.

Fix CVE-2017-18640 - HIGH snakeyaml project snakeyaml

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-18640?

7 products: snakeyaml project snakeyaml, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, quarkus quarkus, oracle peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletools, and 2 more.

Description

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

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-776

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SNAKEYAML_PROJECT
Published: 12/12/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

snakeyaml_project : snakeyamlfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraquarkus : quarkusoracle : peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletoolsoracle : peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletoolsoracle : peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD