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Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:18:39 -0400
From: Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE for PyYAML RCE-factory API
In releases of PyYAML < 4.1 using the `yaml.load()` API on untrusted input
could lead to arbitrary code execution. Instead, users were advised to use
the `yaml.safe_load()` API.
Starting with the PyYAML 4.1 release, the `yaml.load()` API has been made
safe-by-default. Users wishing to opt into the old behavior and produce
RCEs (or who trust their input) can use the `yaml.danger_load`.
Because of the degree to which this API presented a footgun, I would like
to request a CVE for it.
Alex
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