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CVE-2017-5924 Details

Description

libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_compiler_destroy function.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/7f02eca670f29c00a1d2c305e96febae6ce5d37b CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/593 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98075 CVE
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/7f02eca670f29c00a1d2c305e96febae6ce5d37b [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/593 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
virustotal yara
3.5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5924
NVD Published Date:
Apr 3, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5924 Details - Not Deferred