High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-10211
CVE-2016-10211
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_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/890c3f850293176c0e996a602ffa88b315f4e98fnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/575nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98078nvd
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