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CVE-2017-7246

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote a

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 268) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00268
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
pcreall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

2
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPCRE.NET Package Temp Files
producthighPCRE.NET Package Image Load
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Mar 2017 · 09:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:3652-1
rhsaRHSA-2018:2486Moderate
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97067Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/20/libpcre-two-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre32_copy_substring-pcre_get-c/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-25
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