CVE-2017-8294
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-8294
To remediate CVE-2017-8294, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/yara—upgrade to 3.6.0+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-8294 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.6.0+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |