High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5924
CVE-2017-5924
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/7f02eca670f29c00a1d2c305e96febae6ce5d37bnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/593nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98075nvd
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