DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8294

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8294

    Published: 27 Apr 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8294

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8294

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: yara

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/yara?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.6.0+dfsg-1

    Affected versions

    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