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CVE-2016-10210

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...

7.5 HighFix available

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.86%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
CVE-2016-10210
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
CVE-2016-10210
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1395 No score

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
EUVD-2016-1395
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hp25-pg36-qr59 7.5

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
GHSA-hp25-pg36-qr59
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
CVE-2016-10210
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10210 7.5

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10210
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10210 7.5

libyara/lexer.l in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted rule that is mishandled in the yy_get_next_buffer function.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10210
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11530-1 No score

libyara-devel-4.1.1-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libyara-devel-4.1.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11530-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
yara
Debian:12
before 3.5.0+dfsg-9
3.5.0+dfsg-9
yara
Debian:13
before 3.5.0+dfsg-9
3.5.0+dfsg-9
yara
Debian:14
before 3.5.0+dfsg-9
3.5.0+dfsg-9
yara
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.1.1-1.2
4.1.1-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-10210 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Virustotal Yara, published April 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in yara 3.5.0+dfsg-9.

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