GSD-2017-16231

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
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** DISPUTED ** In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used.
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CVE-2017-16231
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