Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-8786
pcre2test.c in PCRE2 10.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-8786
- cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8786
1.47%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 85 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-8786
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-8786
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-8786
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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libpcre-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre2test-c/
libpcre: heap-based buffer overflow write in pcre2test.c | agostino's blogExploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=696
[pcre2] Revision 696Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=697
[pcre2] Revision 697Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09
PCRE2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-09) — Gentoo security
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https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2079
Bug 2079 – heap based buffer overflow write in pcre2_get_error_message_32Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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