CVE-2026-5089
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Description
YAML::Syck versions before 1.38 for Perl has an out-of-bounds read. The base60 (sexagesimal) parsing code in perl_syck.h has a buffer underflow bug in both int#base60 and float#base60 handlers. When processing the leftmost segment of a colon-separated value (e.g., the 1 in 1:30:45), the inner while loop can decrement a pointer past the start of the string buffer: while ( colon >= ptr && *colon != ':' ) { colon--; } if ( *colon == ':' ) *colon = '\0'; // colon may be ptr-1 here When no colon is found (final/leftmost segment), colon becomes ptr-1, and the subsequent *colon dereference reads one byte before the allocated buffer.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Published
2026-05-12 17:16:21.720000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
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"published": "2026-05-12T17:16:21.720",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T18:10:00.173",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "YAML::Syck versions before 1.38 for Perl has an out-of-bounds read.\n\nThe base60 (sexagesimal) parsing code in perl_syck.h has a buffer underflow bug in both int#base60 and float#base60 handlers. When processing the leftmost segment of a colon-separated value (e.g., the 1 in 1:30:45), the inner while loop can decrement a pointer past the start of the string buffer:\n\n while ( colon >= ptr && *colon != ':' )\n {\n colon--;\n }\n if ( *colon == ':' ) *colon = '\\0'; // colon may be ptr-1 here\n\nWhen no colon is found (final/leftmost segment), colon becomes ptr-1, and the subsequent *colon dereference reads one byte before the allocated buffer."
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"value": "Las versiones de YAML::Syck anteriores a la 1.38 para Perl tienen una lectura fuera de límites.\n\nEl código de análisis (parsing) base60 (sexagesimal) en perl_syck.h tiene un error de subdesbordamiento de búfer en los manejadores int#base60 y float#base60. Al procesar el segmento más a la izquierda de un valor separado por dos puntos (p. ej., el 1 en 1:30:45), el bucle ’while’ interno puede decrementar un puntero más allá del inicio del búfer de cadena:\n\n while ( colon >= ptr && colon != ’:’ )\n {\n colon--;\n }\n if ( colon == ’:’ ) colon = ’\\0’; // ’colon’ puede ser ’ptr-1’ aquí\n\nCuando no se encuentra ningún dos puntos (segmento final/más a la izquierda), ’colon’ se convierte en ’ptr-1’, y la desreferencia subsiguiente de colon lee un byte antes del búfer asignado."
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"baseScore": 7.3,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
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