High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-11164

Description

In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c allows stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) when processing a crafted regular expression.

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Affected products

Pcre/Pcre2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 8.41

Patches

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References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575nvd
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3Envd

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