VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9465

CVSS score7.1 HIGH

EPSS probability1.18%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-06-06

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

The yr_arena_write_data function in YARA 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted file that is mishandled in the yr_re_fast_exec function in libyara/re.c and the _yr_scan_match_callback function in libyara/scan.c.

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

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