CVE-2021-39194

low-risk
Published 2021-09-07

kaml is an open source implementation of the YAML format with support for kotlinx.serialization. In affected versions attackers that could provide arbitrary YAML input to an application that uses kaml could cause the application to endlessly loop while parsing the input. This could result in resource starvation and denial of service. This only affects applications that use polymorphic serialization with the default tagged polymorphism style. Applications using the property polymorphism style are not affected. YAML input for a polymorphic type that provided a tag but no value for the object would trigger the issue. Version 0.35.3 or later contain the fix for this issue.

Do I need to act?

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0.48% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Kaml

Affected Vendors

25
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal