{"action":"Upgrade yara to 3.6.0+dfsg-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"3.6.0+dfsg-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"yara","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["3.6.0+dfsg-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NCQ9T91SSR1YHJBWC2BHDS","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:51.236867268Z","published_at":"2017-05-14T22:29:00.227Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8929"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929#Debian:14/yara","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8929"}],"summary":"The sized_string_cmp function in libyara/sizedstr.c in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted rule."}