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CVE-2017-18342
Published: Jun 27, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES
x_refsource_MISC
FEDORA-2019-bed9afe622
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2019-779a9db46a
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2019-44643e8bcb
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://github.com/marshmallow-code/apispec/issues/278
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/193
x_refsource_MISC
GLSA-202003-45
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
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