CVE-2017-7244

MEDIUM

PCRE 8.40 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The _pcre32_xclass function in pcre_xclass.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read) via a crafted file.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 66.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-125
Status published

Affected Products (2)

pcre/pcre
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 23, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026