Debian: DSA-2885-1 Moderate: libyaml-libyaml-perl Buffer Overflow
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March 26, 2014
Ivan Fratric of the Google Security Team discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in LibYAML, a fast YAML 1.1 parser and emitter library
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Summary
This update corrects this flaw in the copy that is embedded in the
libyaml-libyaml-perl package.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.33-1+squeeze3.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.38-3+deb7u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.41-5.
We recommend that you upgrade your libyaml-libyaml-perl packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: libyaml-libyaml-perl
CVE ID: CVE-2014-2525
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