CVE-2016-10211
published 2017-04-03CVE-2016-10211: libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is…
PriorityP429high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.60%
73.1th percentile
libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | yara | < yara 3.5.0+dfsg-9 (bookworm) | yara 3.5.0+dfsg-9 (bookworm) |
| virustotal | yara | — | — |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.5.0+dfsg-9 | 3.5.0+dfsg-9 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.5.0+dfsg-9 | 3.5.0+dfsg-9 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.5.0+dfsg-9 | 3.5.0+dfsg-9 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.5.0+dfsg-9 | 3.5.0+dfsg-9 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.4.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 3.4.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.7.1-1ubuntu2+esm1 | 3.7.1-1ubuntu2+esm1 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 3.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 3.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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OSV
yara vulnerabilities
osv·2026-03-09·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-10211 [HIGH] yara vulnerabilities
yara vulnerabilities
Kamil Frankowicz discovered that a number of YARA's functions
generated memory exceptions when processing specially crafted
rules or files. A remote attacker could possibly use these
issues to cause YARA to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. These issues only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-10211, CVE-2017-5923, CVE-2017-5924, CVE-2017-8294,
CVE-2017-8929, CVE-2017-9304, CVE-2017-9438, CVE-2017-9465)
Jurriaan Bremer discovered that YARA's yr_object_array_set_limit()
function could result in a heap buffer overflow when scanning
specially crafted .NET files. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause YARA to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-11328)
It was discovered that YARA's yr_exe
GHSA
GHSA-4c8q-59gf-m24q: libyara/grammar
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-10211 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-4c8q-59gf-m24q: libyara/grammar
libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.
OSV
CVE-2016-10211: libyara/grammar
osv·2017-04-03·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-10211 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10211: libyara/grammar
libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.
Ubuntu
YARA vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-03-09·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-9304 [HIGH] YARA vulnerabilities
Title: YARA vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in YARA.
Kamil Frankowicz discovered that a number of YARA's functions
generated memory exceptions when processing specially crafted
rules or files. A remote attacker could possibly use these
issues to cause YARA to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. These issues only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-10211, CVE-2017-5923, CVE-2017-5924, CVE-2017-8294,
CVE-2017-8929, CVE-2017-9304, CVE-2017-9438, CVE-2017-9465)
Jurriaan Bremer discovered that YARA's yr_object_array_set_limit()
function could result in a heap buffer overflow when scanning
specially crafted .NET files. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause YARA to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.0
Debian
CVE-2016-10211: yara - libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-10211 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10211: yara - libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser...
libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_parser_lookup_loop_variable function.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.5.0+dfsg-9)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.5.0+dfsg-9)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.5.0+dfsg-9)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.5.0+dfsg-9)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.5.0+dfsg-9)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2017-5924 yara: Multiple security issues [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-10210 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2017-5924 yara: Multiple security issues [epel-all]
CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2017-5924 yara: Multiple security issues [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multipl
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8294 CVE-2017-5924 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 yara: Multiple security issues
bugzilla·2017-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-8294 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8294 CVE-2017-5924 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 yara: Multiple security issues
CVE-2017-8294 CVE-2017-5924 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 yara: Multiple security issues
Multiple security issues were found in yara.
CVE-2017-5924 - libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yr_compiler_destroy function.
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/593
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/7f02eca670f29c00a1d2c305e96febae6ce5d37b
CVE-2017-5923 - libyara/grammar.y in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yara_yyparse function.
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/597
https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2017-5924 yara: Multiple security issues [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-10210 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2017-5924 yara: Multiple security issues [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-10210 CVE-2016-10211 CVE-2017-5923 CVE-2017-5924 yara: Multiple security issues [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mul
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98078https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/890c3f850293176c0e996a602ffa88b315f4e98fhttps://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/575http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98078https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/commit/890c3f850293176c0e996a602ffa88b315f4e98fhttps://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/575
2017-04-03
Published