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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pcre | May 8, 2019 | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/pcre to version 8.42-11.4.9.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4 | May 30, 2019 | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 11, 2017 |
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