CVE-2017-8929

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The sized_string_cmp 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/053e67e3ec81cc9268ce30eaf0d6663d8639ed1ePatch
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/658Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/053e67e3ec81cc9268ce30eaf0d6663d8639ed1ePatch
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/658Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: May 14, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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