CVE-2017-7246
Published: 23 March 2017
Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 268) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur |
This is actually an issue in the pcretest binary, which we don't ship in Ubuntu same commit as CVE-2017-7245 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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pcre3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
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bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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Patches:
upstream: http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1691 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |