Use-after-free vulnerability in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service

Use-after-free vulnerability in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service

CVE-2017-8929 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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