VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-13043
scripts/grep-excuses.pl in Debian devscripts through 2.18.3 allows code execution through unsafe YAML loading because YAML::Syck is used without a configuration that prevents unintended blessing.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
scripts/grep-excuses.pl in Debian devscripts through 2.18.3 allows code execution through unsafe YAML loading because YAML::Syck is used without a configuration that prevents unintended blessing.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.48% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- debian/devscripts · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/902409Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3704-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/902409Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3704-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.