Security Advisories (4)
CVE-2014-9130 (2014-12-08)

scanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.

CPANSA-YAML-LibYAML-2016-01 (2016-03-10)

Need SafeLoad and SafeDump analog to python

CVE-2012-1152 (2012-09-09)

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function.

CVE-2025-40908 (2025-06-01)

YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified

NAME

YAML::LibYAML - Perl YAML Serialization using XS and libyaml

NOTE

YAML-LibYAML is the CPAN distribution name for the YAML::XS module.

See the YAML::XS documentation instead.

AUTHOR

Ingy döt Net <ingy@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007-2014. Ingy döt Net.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html