An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the object lookup functionality of Yara 3.8.1
Published Jul 31, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.08%
Description
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the object lookup functionality of Yara 3.8.1. A specially crafted binary file can cause a negative value to be read to satisfy an assert, resulting in Denial of Service. An attacker can create a malicious binary to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Yara Object Defaultn/a
- Version Yara 3.8.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Yara Object | n/a |
|
- 3.8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01079) | 63.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01079) | 63.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 24.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 23.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 51.78th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 31.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0781 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0781 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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