CVE-2017-11164
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 8.43-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pcre | pcre | 8.41 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201903-4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11164.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11164
CWEs
CWE-674
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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