CVE-2017-5357: regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free

High severity · published Feb 17, 2017

CVE-2017-5357

regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free

7.5

CVSS

3.1%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.

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

ED · Gnu

through 1.14 · source: NVD

Fedora · Fedoraproject

25 · source: NVD

Affected product

Fedora

Fedoraproject

All Fedora CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5357

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5357

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422

lists.fedoraproject.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/