Vulnerability CVE-2017-11164
Published: 2017-07-10   Modified: 2017-07-11

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.

Type:

CWE-674

 (Uncontrolled Recursion)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.8/10
6.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
PCRE -> PCRE 

 References:
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575
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