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CVE-2017-9438 libyara/re.c in the regexp module in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted rule (involving hex strings) that is mishandled in the _yr_re_emi...

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.5%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

libyara/re.c in the regexp module in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted rule (involving hex strings) that is mishandled in the _yr_re_emit function, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9304.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/yara(Debian:12) < 3.6.1+dfsg-1 3.6.1+dfsg-1
debian/yara(Debian:13) < 3.6.1+dfsg-1 3.6.1+dfsg-1
debian/yara(Debian:14) < 3.6.1+dfsg-1 3.6.1+dfsg-1
virustotal yara = 3.5.0 No fix listed

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