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CVE-2017-5357 Details

Description

regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/ CVE
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fedoraproject fedora
25

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gnu ed
<= 1.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5357
NVD Published Date:
Feb 17, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5357 Details - Not Deferred