CVE-2017-5357
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.14.1-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| fedora | 25 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | ed | {"endIncluding":"1.14"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5357.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5357
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.