DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8929
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929
Upstream
Published
2017-05-14T22:29:00.227Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:01:18.082612Z
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"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929.json"

Debian:14 / 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"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929.json"