| Name | CVE-2017-18342 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 902878 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pyyaml (PTS) | jessie | 3.11-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 3.12-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 3.13-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 5.3.1-5 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.0-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.0.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pyyaml | source | (unstable) | 5.1.2-1 | unimportant | | 902878 |
Notes
This is a well-known design deficiency in pyyaml, various CVE IDs have been assigned
to applications misusing the API over the years. The CVE ID was assigned to raise
awareness (and 5.1 now fixes the default behaviour as well)
https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/74