Out-of-bounds Write Affecting re2c package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-RE2C-2436868
  • published31 Mar 2022
  • disclosed29 Mar 2022

Introduced: 29 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-23901  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 re2c.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream re2c package and not the re2c package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow re2c 2.2 exists due to infinite recursion issues in src/dfa/dead_rules.cc.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1