CVE-2017-5357

high

Description

regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.

References

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-17

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01019