Description
The compile_branch function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.x before 8.39 and pcre2_compile.c in PCRE2 before 10.22 mishandles patterns containing an (*ACCEPT) substring in conjunction with nested parentheses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-3542.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2943-1 | PCRE vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.389Z
Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-3191
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-03-17T23:59:01.447
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-3191
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Ubuntu USN