UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40857

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40857

    Published: 28 Aug 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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    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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: yara

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.4.0+dfsg-2
    3.4.0+dfsg-2build1
    3.4.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

    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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