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


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.65% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PCRE-4991436
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2014

Introduced: 18 Nov 2014

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

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

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