High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8294
CVE-2017-8294
Description
libyara/re.c in the regex component in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_re_exec function.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/83d799804648c2a0895d40a19835d9b757c6fa4envdPatch
- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/646nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98072nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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