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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting pcre3 package, versions <2:8.39-13ubuntu0.21.10.1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.75% (81st percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2110-PCRE3-1747092
  • published 15 Jun 2020
  • disclosed 15 Jun 2020
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Introduced: 15 Jun 2020

CVE-2019-20838 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.10 pcre3 to version 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.21.10.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

libpcre in PCRE before 8.43 allows a subject buffer over-read in JIT when UTF is disabled, and \X or \R has more than one fixed quantifier, a related issue to CVE-2019-20454.