What is the severity of CVE-2018-19975?

CVE-2018-19975 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary memory reads.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19975?

To fix CVE-2018-19975, update YARA to version 3.8.2 or later, where the vulnerability is resolved.

What software is affected by CVE-2018-19975?

CVE-2018-19975 affects YARA version 3.8.1, specifically developed by VirusTotal.

What is the impact of CVE-2018-19975 on systems?

The impact of CVE-2018-19975 includes the ability for crafted rules to exploit the bytecode execution and potentially expose sensitive data.

Is CVE-2018-19975 exploitable in all environments?

CVE-2018-19975 may be exploitable in environments where YARA 3.8.1 is used to process untrusted input.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-19975

high

7.1

CWE

125

17/12/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-19975

First published: Mon Dec 17 2018(Updated: )

In YARA 3.8.1, bytecode in a specially crafted compiled rule can read data from any arbitrary address in memory, in libyara/exec.c. Specifically, OP_COUNT can read a DWORD.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
VirusTotal yara	=3.8.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-19975?
CVE-2018-19975 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary memory reads.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19975?
To fix CVE-2018-19975, update YARA to version 3.8.2 or later, where the vulnerability is resolved.
What software is affected by CVE-2018-19975?
CVE-2018-19975 affects YARA version 3.8.1, specifically developed by VirusTotal.
What is the impact of CVE-2018-19975 on systems?
The impact of CVE-2018-19975 includes the ability for crafted rules to exploit the bytecode execution and potentially expose sensitive data.
Is CVE-2018-19975 exploitable in all environments?
CVE-2018-19975 may be exploitable in environments where YARA 3.8.1 is used to process untrusted input.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-19975?
CVE-2018-19975 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary memory reads.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19975?
To fix CVE-2018-19975, update YARA to version 3.8.2 or later, where the vulnerability is resolved.
What software is affected by CVE-2018-19975?
CVE-2018-19975 affects YARA version 3.8.1, specifically developed by VirusTotal.
What is the impact of CVE-2018-19975 on systems?
The impact of CVE-2018-19975 includes the ability for crafted rules to exploit the bytecode execution and potentially expose sensitive data.
Is CVE-2018-19975 exploitable in all environments?
CVE-2018-19975 may be exploitable in environments where YARA 3.8.1 is used to process untrusted input.