CVE-2017-8929

7.5 highEPSS 1.8%

High (7.5) in virustotal yara. EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-416
Published: 2017-05-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

virustotal:yara

References

https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/053e67e3ec81cc9268ce30eaf0d6663d8639ed1e
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/658
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/053e67e3ec81cc9268ce30eaf0d6663d8639ed1e
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/658

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