CVE-2017-7244

medium

Description

The _pcre32_xclass function in pcre_xclass.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read) via a crafted file.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-25

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/20/libpcre-invalid-memory-read-in-_pcre32_xclass-pcre_xclass-c/

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97067

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-23

Updated: 2018-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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