CVE-2016-10210

7.5 HIGH

Published: April 03, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98077

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/3119b232c9c453c98d8fa8b6ae4e37ba18117cd4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/576

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98077

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/3119b232c9c453c98d8fa8b6ae4e37ba18117cd4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/576

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.5%

83th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

virustotal

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