Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre3 package, versions <1:8.31-2ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.51% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PCRE3-345552
  • published16 Dec 2014
  • 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 Ubuntu:14.04 pcre3 to version 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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 Base Scores

version 3.1