UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40857

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40857
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40857.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40857
Upstream
Published
2023-08-28T22:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:02:15Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VirusTotal yara v.4.3.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbtirary code via the yrexecutecod function in the exe.c component.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@3.4.0+dfsg-2build1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.0+dfsg-2
3.4.0+dfsg-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0+dfsg-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara3",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0+dfsg-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-yara",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0+dfsg-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-yara",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0+dfsg-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0+dfsg-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@3.7.1-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
3.7.1-1ubuntu1
3.7.1-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.7.1-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara3",
            "binary_version": "3.7.1-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "3.7.1-1ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@3.9.0-1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.9.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.9.0-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara3",
            "binary_version": "3.9.0-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "3.9.0-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@4.5.0-1build2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.2-1
4.4.0-1
4.5.0-1
4.5.0-1build1
4.5.0-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.5.0-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara10",
            "binary_version": "4.5.0-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "4.5.0-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@4.5.2-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1-1
4.5.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.5.2-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara10",
            "binary_version": "4.5.2-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "4.5.2-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@4.5.4-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.2-1
4.5.3-1
4.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.5.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara10",
            "binary_version": "4.5.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "4.5.4-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS

yara

Package

Name
yara
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yara@4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.0-1
4.1.3-1
4.1.3-1build1
4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libyara8",
            "binary_version": "4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yara",
            "binary_version": "4.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}