Information disclosure in YARA - CVE-2018-12034
Published: August 7, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14222
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12034
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VirusTotal
Affected software:
YARA
YARA
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the yr_execute_code function, as defined in the source code file libyara/exec.c due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a YARA rule that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12034
Update to version 3.8.0.