High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 16, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6004
CVE-2017-6004
Description
The compile_bracket_matchingpath function in pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE through 8.x before revision 1680 (e.g., the PHP 7.1.1 bundled version) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted regular expression.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/pcre_jit_compile.cnvdPatch
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96295nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037850nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-11nvd
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