CVE-2016-10211

HIGH

YARA 3.5.0 - Use-After-Free in yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98078
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/575

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0160
EPSS Percentile 72.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
virustotal/yara 3.5.0
Published Apr 03, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026