{"cve":"CVE-2017-8294","nvd":{"published":"2017-04-27T14:59:00.310","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:08.530","status":"Modified","description":"libyara/re.c in the regex component in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_re_exec function.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98072","https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/83d799804648c2a0895d40a19835d9b757c6fa4e","https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/646","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98072","https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/83d799804648c2a0895d40a19835d9b757c6fa4e"],"products":["virustotal:yara"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8294","score":0.03112,"percentile":0.87801,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}