Buffer Over-read and Information Disclosure Vulnerability in YARA 3.6.1

Buffer Over-read and Information Disclosure Vulnerability in YARA 3.6.1

CVE-2017-9465 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The yr_arena_write_data function in YARA 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted file that is mishandled in the yr_re_fast_exec function in libyara/re.c and the _yr_scan_match_callback function in libyara/scan.c.

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