Source: yara Version: 3.6.1+dfsg-1 Severity: important Tags: upstream security patch Forwarded: https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/678
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for yara. CVE-2017-9465[0]: | 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. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9465 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9465 [1] https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/678 [2] https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/992480c30f75943e9cd6245bb2015c7737f9b661 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore _______________________________________________ forensics-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/forensics-devel
