FreeBSD : pcre -- heap overflow vulnerability (497b82e0-f9a0-11e5-92ce-002590263bf5)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90336

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Mitre reports :

The pcre_compile2 function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.38 mishandles a specific pattern and related patterns with named subgroups, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possible have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90336

File Name: freebsd_pkg_497b82e0f9a011e592ce002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 4/5/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:pcre, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1283

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