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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9130 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.63%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-27 | 55.34% | 57.63% | +2.29% |
| 2 | 2026-05-01 | 54.85% | 55.34% | +0.49% |
| 3 | 2026-03-28 | — | 54.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (54 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2014-9130 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (libyaml, libyaml-libyaml-perl, pyyaml), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9130 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9130 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2014-9130 severity moderate: SUSE including 361 source package names (4.0.0:libyaml-0-2-0.1.6-4.1, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 531 product×package rows across 109 product lines (Container caasp/v4/salt-api, Container caasp/v4/salt-master, … (109 product lines)): Fixed 305, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 69. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9130/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-9130 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (libyaml, libyaml-libyaml-perl, pyyaml), 15 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 11, ignored 3, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9130 |