CVE-2017-18640 (High) detected in snakeyaml-1.25.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2017-18640 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - snakeyaml-1.25.jar

YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java

Library home page: http://www.snakeyaml.org

Path to dependency file: /dd-smoke-tests/springboot-openliberty/application/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/1.25/snakeyaml-1.25.jar,/dd-smoke-tests/springboot-openliberty/application/target/liberty/wlp/usr/shared/resources/lib.index.cache/b5/0ef33187e7dc922b26dbe4dd0fdb3a9cf349e75a08b95269901548eee546eb/snakeyaml-1.25.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ snakeyaml-1.25.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2819174635979a19573ec0ce8e3e2b63a3848079

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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

Publish Date: 2019-12-12

URL: CVE-2017-18640

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18640

Release Date: 2019-12-12

Fix Resolution: 1.26

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