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CVE-2017-16231

Published: Mar 17, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

pcre
oss-projectaka pcre2, perl compatible regular expression library
pcreLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33
seclists.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11
openwall.com
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