CVE-2016-10210

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Published Apr 3, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:virustotal:yara:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1395	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.860% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98077
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/3119b232c9c453c98d8fa8b6ae4e37ba18117cd4
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/576

History

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Subscriptions

Virustotal Yara

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 3, 2017, 5:44 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:14 AM
Reserved: Feb 7, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 3, 2017, 5:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:39 AM

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