CVE-2016-10211

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    CVE-2016-10211

    Published: 3 Apr 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98078, https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/890c3f850293176c0e996a602ffa88b315f4e98f, https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/575

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- c8571453e39913267e7042096d03bee040409b9a
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.5.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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