CVE-2017-16231

ADVISORY - nist

Summary

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

EPSS Score: 0.00096 (0.278)

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

ADVISORY - nist

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

ADVISORY - redhat

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption


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