Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre3 package, versions <2:8.35-7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PCRE3-345345
- published 13 Dec 2016
- disclosed 13 Dec 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
pcre3
to version 2:8.35-7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre3
package and not the pcre3
package as distributed by Debian:10
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.