Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20179438000
Revision Date:2017-06-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-9438 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
Description:libyara/re.c in the regexp module in YARA 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted rule (involving hex strings) that is mishandled in the _yr_re_emit function, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9304.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-9438
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'yara' package in bionic is not affected (note: '3.7.1-1ubuntu2').
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