CVE-2017-9728

critical

Description

In uClibc 0.9.33.2, there is an out-of-bounds read in the get_subexp function in misc/regex/regexec.c when processing a crafted regular expression.

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/16/4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-06-16

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical