Out-of-bounds read in PCRE - CVE-2017-7186
Published: July 18, 2017 / Updated: October 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7564
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7186
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PCRE
Affected software:
PCRE
PCRE
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7186
Install update from vendor's website.