CVE-2017-16231 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2017-16231

In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC...

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

pcre
Vulnerable Versions:
8.41

Timeline

Official Publish: March 17th, 2019
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.