High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40857
CVE-2023-40857
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VirusTotal yara v.4.3.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbtirary code via the yr_execute_cod function in the exe.c component.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: =4.3.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/1945nvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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