Use After Free Affecting yara package, versions <3.6.0+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.81% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-YARA-296518
  • published14 May 2017
  • disclosed14 May 2017

Introduced: 14 May 2017

CVE-2017-8929  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable yara to version 3.6.0+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream yara package and not the yara package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The sized_string_cmp function in libyara/sizedstr.c in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule.