CVE-2017-16231

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16231
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-21 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:40:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pcre Pcre 8.41 All All All
Application Pcre Pcre 8.41 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2017-16231: PCRE 8.41 match() stack overflow; CVE-2017-16232: LibTIFF 4.0.8 memory leaks MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2017-16231: PCRE 8.41 match() stack overflow; CVE-2017-16232: LibTIFF 4.0.8 memory leaks MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2017-16231: PCRE 8.41 match() stack overflow; CVE-2017-16232: LibTIFF 4.0.8 memory leaks MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PCRE 8.41 Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 2047 – infinite loop in pcre_exec.c CONFIRM bugs.exim.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request MISC www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE-2017-16231: PCRE 8.41 match() stack overflow; CVE-2017-16232: LibTIFF 4.0.8 memory leaks MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: Buffer Overflow in function match() PCRE 8.41 (CVE-2017-16231) MISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500515 Alpine Linux Security Update for pcre
  • 500696 Alpine Linux Security Update for tiff
  • 504274 Alpine Linux Security Update for pcre
  • 504465 Alpine Linux Security Update for tiff
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