Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file.
CVE-2014-2525
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 9.8% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 10%
- EPSS %ILE
- 95%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 28, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (44)
- cve@mitrehttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0150.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00050.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0353.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0354.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0355.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/57836
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/57966
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/57968
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2884
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2885
- cve@mitrehttp://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/chef-server-11-0-12-release/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-1-4-9-release/
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libyaml-libyaml-perl (0.38-3ubuntu0.13.10.1) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libyaml-0-2 (0.1.4-2ubuntu0.13.10.3) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libyaml-0:0.1.3-1.4.el6 | 2014-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby193-libyaml-0:0.1.4-5.1.el6 | 2014-04-03 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(12 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | — | 0.1.4-3.2 | — |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | — | 0.41-5 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | — | 0.1.4-3.2 | — |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | — | 0.41-5 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | — | 0.1.4-3.2 | — |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | — | 0.41-5 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | — | 0.1.4-3.2 | — |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | — | 0.41-5 | — |
Debian:6.0(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | 0.1.3-1 | 0.1.3-1+deb6u4 | — |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | 0.33-1, 0.33-1+squeeze1, 0.33-1+squeeze2 | 0.33-1+squeeze3 | — |
Debian:7(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libyaml | 0.1.4-2, 0.1.4-2+deb7u1, 0.1.4-2+deb7u2, 0.1.4-2+deb7u3 | 0.1.4-2+deb7u4 | — |
| libyaml-libyaml-perl | 0.38-3, 0.38-3+deb7u1 | 0.38-3+deb7u2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(7)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0353IMPORTANT2014-03-27
RHSA-2014:0353 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0354IMPORTANT2014-03-27
RHSA-2014:0354 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0355IMPORTANT2014-03-27
RHSA-2014:0355 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0364IMPORTANT2014-03-27
RHSA-2014:0364 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0415IMPORTANT2014-03-27
RHSA-2014:0415 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-2160-1MEDIUM
LibYAML vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-2161-1MEDIUM
libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-07-26 13:50 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
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- 2026-05-28 19:45 UTCVendor advisory
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