Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2017-16231
CVE-2017-16231
Description
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
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References
8- packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688mitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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