CVE-2017-8929

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8929
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8929.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-8929
Related
Published
2017-05-14T22:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-01T23:35:13.216902Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The sizedstringcmp function in libyara/sizedstr.c in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yara?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yara?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yara?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Git / github.com/virustotal/yara

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/virustotal/yara
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
053e67e3ec81cc9268ce30eaf0d6663d8639ed1e

Affected versions

v2.*

v2.0.0
v2.1.0

v3.*

v3.0.0
v3.1.0
v3.2.0
v3.3.0
v3.4.0