Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-8964 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PCRE Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | PCRE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU33291
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8964
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.36 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a crafted regular expression to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate to version 8.37.
Vulnerable software versionsPCRE: 8.00 - 8.36
External linkshttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0534.html
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145843.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147474.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147511.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147516.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0330.html
http://www.exim.org/viewvc/pcre?view=revision&revision=1513
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:002
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:137
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71206
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1166147
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
