High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10210
CVE-2016-10210
Description
libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =3.5.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/3119b232c9c453c98d8fa8b6ae4e37ba18117cd4nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/576nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98077nvd
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