Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1475
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85570
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1693
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035424
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/26/1
- https://bugs.debian.org/819050
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.