Source: yaml-cpp
Version: 0.6.2-4
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues/660

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for yaml-cpp.

CVE-2019-6285[0]:
| The SingleDocParser::HandleFlowSequence function in yaml-cpp (aka
| LibYaml-C++) 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
| (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

the issue looks similar to  CVE-2019-6292 but does not seem to be a
duplicate.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6285
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6285
[1] https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues/660

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore

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