Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017183420000000
Revision Date:2018-06-27Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-18342 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-18342
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND pyyaml package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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