Out-of-bounds Read Affecting pcre package, versions <8.41-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE36-PCRE-268451
  • published23 Mar 2017
  • disclosed23 Mar 2017

Introduced: 23 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7244  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.6 pcre to version 8.41-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre package and not the pcre package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _pcre32_xclass function in pcre_xclass.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read) via a crafted file.