CVE-2017-8786
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
05/05/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
pcre2test.c in PCRE2 10.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libpcre-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre2test-c/
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2079
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09
- https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=696
- https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=697
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libpcre-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre2test-c/
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2079
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09
- https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=696
- https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=697