Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE2

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU39076

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8786

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in pcre2test.c in PCRE2 10.23. 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PCRE2: 10.23

External links

http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libpcre-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre2test-c/
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2079
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=696
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=697

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.