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.
Priority
Negligible
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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pcre3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
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Patches: Upstream: http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1691 |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | This is actually an issue in the pcretest binary, which we don't ship in Ubuntu same commit as CVE-2017-7245 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7246
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/20/libpcre-two-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre32_copy_substring-pcre_get-c/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian