What is CVE-2017-8929?

CVE-2017-8929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Virustotal Yara, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-8929?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Virustotal Yara

CVE-2017-8929

The sized_string_cmp function in libyara/sizedstr.c in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Virustotal Yara — versions 3.5.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8929?: CVE-2017-8929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Virustotal Yara, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-8929?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.