#VU68111 Out-of-bounds read in PCRE - CVE-2017-6004
Published: October 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68111
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6004
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PCRE
PCRE
Software vendor:
PCRE
PCRE
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the compile_bracket_matchingpath() function in pcre_jit_compile.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted regular expression to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.