CVE-2016-3191 (GCVE-0-2016-3191)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-03-17 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The compile_branch function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.x before 8.39 and pcre2_compile.c in PCRE2 before 10.22 mishandles patterns containing an (*ACCEPT) substring in conjunction with nested parentheses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-3542.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
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| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugs.debian.org/815921 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugs.debian.org/815920 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311503 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1631 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2016-02-09 00:00
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"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "pcre: workspace overflow for (*ACCEPT) with deeply nested parentheses (8.39/13, 10.22/12)",
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"source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
"status": "interim",
"title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-3191",
"url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-3191.json",
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}
}
}
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