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High
CVE-2017-11164
In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1
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Vulnerable Versions:
8.41
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 11th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.