Description
libyara/re.c in the regex component in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_re_exec function.
Published: 2017-04-27
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17256 libyara/re.c in the regex component in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_re_exec function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8080-1 YARA vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:21.679Z

Reserved: 2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8294

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-27T14:59:00.310

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8294

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