Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre3 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.65% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-PCRE3-523392
  • published 23 Mar 2017
  • disclosed 23 Mar 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 pcre3.

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:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 4) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.