High severity · published Jul 11, 2017
CVE-2017-11164
In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c allows stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) when processing a crafted regular expression
7.5
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c allows stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) when processing a crafted regular expression.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PC
Pcre · Pcre
8.41 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11164
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
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