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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:Nov 1, 2017
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Mar 17, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00096
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pcre
    Product
    Pcre

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8

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    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
    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

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