High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5357
CVE-2017-5357
Description
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/nvd
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