VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8294
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.00% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- virustotal/yara
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98072Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/83d799804648c2a0895d40a19835d9b757c6fa4ePatch
- https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/646Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98072Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/83d799804648c2a0895d40a19835d9b757c6fa4ePatch
- https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/646Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.