CVE-2013-6393

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The yaml_parser_scan_tag_uri function in scanner.c in LibYAML before 0.1.5 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted tags in a YAML document, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-6393: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix