VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8294

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability3.11%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-04-27

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Patch
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch