Out-of-bounds Read Affecting pcre3 package, versions <2:8.35-7.2


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (41st percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PCRE3-345298
  • published 27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 14 Jan 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 pcre3 to version 2:8.35-7.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre3 package and not the pcre3 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pcre_compile2 function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via regular expression with a group containing both a forward referencing subroutine call and a recursive back reference, as demonstrated by "((?+1)(\1))/".