CVE-2021-45429
published 2022-02-04CVE-2021-45429: A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.84%
53.6th percentile
A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara/libyara.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | yara | < yara 4.2.0-1 (bookworm) | yara 4.2.0-1 (bookworm) |
| virustotal | yara | <= 4.1.3 | — |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 4.2.0-1 | 4.2.0-1 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 4.2.0-1 | 4.2.0-1 |
| virustotal | yara | >= 0 < 4.2.0-1 | 4.2.0-1 |
| 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
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
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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
Ubuntu
YARA vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2024-12-18
CVE-2021-45429 YARA vulnerability
Title: YARA vulnerability
Summary: YARA could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
It was discovered that YARA did not properly sanitize its
configuration settings. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2021-45429: yara - A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07e...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-45429 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-45429: yara - A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07e...
A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara/libyara.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.2.0-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.2.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.2.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.2.0-1)
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-fr63-458q-29q2: A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-02-10
CVE-2021-45429 [MEDIUM] CWE-120 GHSA-fr63-458q-29q2: A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara
A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara/libyara.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.
OSV
CVE-2021-45429: A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara
osv·2022-02-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-45429 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-45429: A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara
A Buffer Overflow vulnerablity exists in VirusTotal YARA git commit: 605b2edf07ed8eb9a2c61ba22eb2e7c362f47ba7 via yr_set_configuration in yara/libyara/libyara.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-02-04
Published