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CVE-2017-16231

In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used

Published

2019-03-21T15:59:56.217

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:16:05.193

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119
Type: Secondary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pcre	pcre	8.41	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)