CVE catalog

CVE-2022-41854

snakeyaml affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

Those using Snakeyaml to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack overflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

Severity
Medium · CVSS 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.55% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debiantrixiesnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiantrixiesnakeyaml2.0+ds+really1.33-1Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiansidsnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiansidsnakeyaml2.5+ds-1Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianforkysnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianforkysnakeyaml2.5+ds-1Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianbookwormsnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianbookwormsnakeyaml1.33-2Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debianbookwormsnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianbookwormsnakeyaml1.33-2Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianforkysnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debianforkysnakeyaml2.5+ds-1Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiansidsnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiansidsnakeyaml2.5+ds-1Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiantrixiesnakeyaml1.33-1FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary[CVE-2022-41854]
Debiantrixiesnakeyaml2.0+ds+really1.33-1Fixed[CVE-2022-41854]
Original provider fields
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    {
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "2.5+ds-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "2.5+ds-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "2.0+ds+really1.33-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "1.33-2"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "1.33-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "1.33-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "1.33-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "snakeyaml",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "1.33-1"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libyaml-snake-java]Unknown

    Source package: [snakeyaml]

    Details (2)

    • 1.33-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.33-1

      dsa · snakeyaml · debian · bookworm

    • 1.33-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.33-1

      dsa · snakeyaml · debian · bookworm

  • [libyaml-snake-java-doc]Unknown

    Source package: [snakeyaml]

    Details (2)

    • 1.33-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.33-1

      dsa · snakeyaml · debian · bookworm

    • 1.33-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.33-1

      dsa · snakeyaml · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]