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
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2019-03-21
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
References
- 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/2017/11/01/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047
