CVE-2017-16231
Published: 21 March 2019
** DISPUTED ** 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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | possibly https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047 which upstream thinks isn't an issue marking this as not-affected since this was disputed |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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pcre3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |