SB2017042111 - Fedora 24 update for pcre
Published: April 21, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042111
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7186)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to a segmentation violation issue by the libpcre1 and libpcre2. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.