#VU65553 Out-of-bounds read in PCRE2
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65553
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
PCRE2
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: PCRE
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the get_recurse_data_length() function in pcre2_jit_compile.c when handling recursions in JIT-compiled regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the affected application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PCRE2: 10.00 - 10.39
External links
http://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/commit/03654e751e7f0700693526b67dfcadda6b42c9d0
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2GLQQUEY5VFM57CFYXVIFOXN2HUZPDM/
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2077983,
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KAX7767BCUFC7JMDGP7GOQ5GIZCAUGBB/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DWNG2NS3GINO6LQYUVC4BZLUQPJ3DYHA/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXINO3KKI5DICQ45E2FKD6MKVMGJLEKJ/
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.
