#VU39299 NULL pointer dereference in YARA - CVE-2016-10210
Published: April 3, 2017 / Updated: January 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39299
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10210
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
YARA
YARA
Software vendor:
VirusTotal
VirusTotal
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.