#VU50078 Out-of-bounds read in YARA 

 

#VU50078 Out-of-bounds read in YARA

Published: January 28, 2021 / Updated: January 29, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50078
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
YARA
Software vendor:
VirusTotal

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the macho module in macho_parse_file(). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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