CVE-2017-16231
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.5%
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
- CVSS v3.1 CNA
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - EPSS
- 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 45th percentile
- Published
- 2019-03-17
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8
- followboy1999/cve1★ · 2020-10-12
Security advisories
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047