CVE-2025-11683
Public on 2025-10-16
Modified on 2025-10-17
Description
YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing null-terminators which causes out-of-bounds read and potential information disclosure
Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read
The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values. There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.
Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read
The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values. There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | perl-YAML-Syck | 2025-10-27 | ALAS2-2025-3049 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perl-YAML-Syck | 2025-10-27 | ALAS2023-2025-1248 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |