Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre-tools package, versions <0:8.32-14.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.45% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PCRETOOLS-2043464
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2014

Introduced: 18 Nov 2014

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 pcre-tools to version 0:8.32-14.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre-tools package and not the pcre-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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 Scores

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