Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting yara package, versions <3.6.1+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published24 Sept 2026
- disclosed31 May 2017
Introduced: 31 May 2017
CVE-2017-9304 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest yara to version 3.6.1+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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
libyara/re.c in the regexp module in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the _yr_re_emit function.