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


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.65% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PCREDEVEL-2488606
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Dec 2014

Introduced: 16 Dec 2014

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 pcre-devel to version 0:8.32-14.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-0330.

NVD Description

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