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    CVE-2017-5357

    regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.

    Published:Jan 12, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 16, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01025
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Ed

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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