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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-pcre | Oct 1, 2024 | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| Debian | no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-libpcre | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-pcre-8-41-0-175-3-23-0-3-0 | Aug 21, 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 23, 2017 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libpcre1suse-upgrade-libpcre1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libpcre16-0suse-upgrade-libpcrecpp0suse-upgrade-libpcrecpp0-32bitsuse-upgrade-libpcreposix0suse-upgrade-pcre-develsuse-upgrade-pcre-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-pcre-toolssuse-upgrade-selinux-policysuse-upgrade-selinux-policy-develsuse-upgrade-selinux-policy-minimum | May 20, 2018 | Mar 23, 2017 |
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