CVE-2017-8294

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    CVE-2017-8294

    Published: 27 Apr 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98072, https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/83d799804648c2a0895d40a19835d9b757c6fa4e, https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/646

    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
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High