CVE-2023-40857

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    CVE-2023-40857

    Published: 28 Aug 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40857.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40857, https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/1945

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- d1ff3ecc465d7ed882943fd1278dd8981b704f02
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.3.2

    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
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