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High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-9769

CVE-2014-9769

Description

pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE 8.35 does not properly use table jumps to optimize nested alternatives, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by packets encountered by Suricata during use of a regular expression in an Emerging Threats Open ruleset.

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  • Pcre/Pcre2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 8.35

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