Improper Input Validation Affecting pcre3 package, versions <6.7-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.07% (84th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PCRE3-345557
- published 3 Dec 2007
- disclosed 3 Dec 2007
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
pcre3
to version 6.7-1 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
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.