High, CVSS 8.7PyPIAmendedPublished
Remarshal expands YAML alias nodes unlimitedly, hence Remarshal is vulnerable to Billion Laughs Attack
CVE-2023-47163 · GHSA-gw7g-qr8w-3448
- Affected
- PyPI remarshal < 0.17.1
- Fixed in
- 0.17.1· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Remarshal prior to v0.17.1 expands YAML alias nodes unlimitedly, hence Remarshal is vulnerable to Billion Laughs Attack. Processing untrusted YAML files may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.17.1 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.