Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre package, versions <0:8.21-7.7.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.09% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PCRE-1685464
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2014

Introduced: 16 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8964  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 pcre to version 0:8.21-7.7.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-528.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre package and not the pcre package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.36 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted regular expression, related to an assertion that allows zero repeats.

CVSS Base Scores

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