Swagger-Parser's up to 1.0.30 YAML Parser code

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Swagger-Parser's up to 1.0.30. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component YAML Parser. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-1000208. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Swagger-Parser's up to 1.0.30 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component YAML Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-17. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in Swagger-Parser's (version <= 1.0.30) yaml parsing functionality results in arbitrary code being executed when a maliciously crafted yaml Open-API specification is parsed. This in particular, affects the 'generate' and 'validate' command in swagger-codegen (<= 2.2.2) and can lead to arbitrary code being executed when these commands are used on a well-crafted yaml specification.

The bug was discovered 11/16/2017. The weakness was released 11/17/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1000208 since 11/16/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17
• 1.0.18
• 1.0.19
• 1.0.20
• 1.0.21
• 1.0.22
• 1.0.23
• 1.0.24
• 1.0.25
• 1.0.26
• 1.0.27
• 1.0.28
• 1.0.29
• 1.0.30

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