CVE-2017-16231
Publication date 21 March 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
** DISPUTED ** In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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pcre3 | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Notes
mdeslaur
possibly https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047 which upstream thinks isn't an issue marking this as not-affected since this was disputed
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |