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CVE-2017-16231
Published: Mar 17, 2019
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688
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https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047
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