VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-40857

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.06%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-08-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VirusTotal yara v.4.3.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbtirary code via the yr_execute_cod function in the exe.c component.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory