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CVE-2017-8399

PCRE2 before 10.30 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in pcre2_match.c, related to a "pattern with very man…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

PCRE2 before 10.30 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in pcre2_match.c, related to a "pattern with very many captures."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-09 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • vcs.pcre.org /pcre2/code/tags/pcre2-10.30/ChangeLog?revision=854&view=markup · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugs.chromium.org /p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=783 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vcs.pcre.org /pcre2?view=revision&revision=674 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98315 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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