Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
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- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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