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CVE-2017-16231 Details

Description

In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	CISA-ADP

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pcre pcre	8.41
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.41:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Aug 5, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 8, 2024	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jul 3, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 17, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 11, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 2, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]