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High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9465

CVE-2017-9465

Description

The yr_arena_write_data function in YARA 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted file that is mishandled in the yr_re_fast_exec function in libyara/re.c and the _yr_scan_match_callback function in libyara/scan.c.

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Affected products

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  • Virustotal/Yara2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =3.6.1

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