SB2019030305 - Arch Linux update for pcre
Published: March 3, 2019 Updated: March 3, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019030305
CSH Severity
Medium
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 vulnerability.
1) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11164)
CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSSv4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when processing regular expressions in the match function in pcre_exec.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.