Description
pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE 8.35 does not properly use table jumps to optimize nested alternatives, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by packets encountered by Suricata during use of a regular expression in an Emerging Threats Open ruleset.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2014-9575 | pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE 8.35 does not properly use table jumps to optimize nested alternatives, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by packets encountered by Suricata during use of a regular expression in an Emerging Threats Open ruleset. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2943-1 | PCRE vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.649Z
Reserved: 2016-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-9769
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-03-28T16:59:00.113
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-9769
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN