| Name | CVE-2017-8929 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| yara (PTS) | jessie | 3.1.0-2+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 3.5.0+dfsg-9 | vulnerable |
| buster | 3.9.0-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.0.5-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.2.3-4 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.5.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| yara | source | (unstable) | 3.6.0+dfsg-1 | | | |
Notes
[stretch] - yara <ignored> (Minor issue, too intrusive to backport)
[jessie] - yara <ignored> (Minor issue, too intrusive to backport)
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/658
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/053e67e3ec81cc9268ce30eaf0d6663d8639ed1e