CVE-2017-9465

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    CVE-2017-9465

    Published: 6 Jun 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/992480c30f75943e9cd6245bb2015c7737f9b661, https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/678

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 76cae33466f715fb3004082f00e3c06df028a1f8
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.6.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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