High
Security advisory
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.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-8929
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:16 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2017-8929
Complete source record
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