Denial of service in YARA

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU23465

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19648

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "macho_parse_file" functionality in "macho/macho.c" file when "command_size" may be inconsistent with the real size. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted MachO file, trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

YARA: 3.11.0

External links

http://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/1178

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.