PCRE Logic Error in compile_bracket_matchingpath() Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Application to Crash
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1037850 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1037850
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2017-6004
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 16 2017
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system, Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 8.x
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in PCRE. A user can cause the target application to crash.
A user can supply a specially crafted regular expression to trigger an error in the compile_bracket_matchingpath() function in 'pcre_jit_compile.c' and cause the application using PCRE to crash.
The specific impact depends on the application using PCRE.
idaifish reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A user can cause the target application to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/pcre_jit_compile.c?r1=1676&r2=1680&view=patch
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Vendor URL: www.pcre.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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