CVE-2017-8399

CRITICAL

PCRE2 < 10.30 - Out-of-Bounds Write via Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in pcre2_match.c

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

PCRE2 before 10.30 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in pcre2_match.c, related to a "pattern with very many captures."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=783
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=674
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98315

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0312
EPSS Percentile 86.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
pcre/pcre2 < 10.30
Published May 01, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026