CVE-2017-16231
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (2)
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references (27)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688cnnvd
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047cnnvd
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