CVE-2017-5950: Yaml-Cpp Project Yaml-Cpp

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The SingleDocParser::HandleNode function in yaml-cpp (aka LibYaml-C++) 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted YAML file.

Affected products

• Yaml-Cpp Project Yaml-Cpp: version 0.5.3 only

Published 2017-04-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.