vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-11164)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jul 11, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 11, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-11164
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-11164
- URL-http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575
- URL-https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201903-4
- CWE-674
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