YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing null-terminators which causes out-of-bounds read and potential information disclosure Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values.  There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.
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Description YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing null-terminators which causes out-of-bounds read and potential information disclosure Missing null terminators in token.c leads to but-of-bounds read which allows adjacent variable to be read The issue is seen with complex YAML files with a hash of all keys and empty values.  There is no indication that the issue leads to accessing memory outside that allocated to the module.
Title YAML::Syck versions before 1.36 for Perl has missing Null-Terminators which causes Out-of-Bounds Read and potential Information Disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-119
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-16T00:14:41.769Z

Reserved: 2025-10-13T12:35:07.822Z

Link: CVE-2025-11683

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Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-16T01:15:32.890

Modified: 2025-10-16T01:15:32.890

Link: CVE-2025-11683

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