CVE-2018-21232

MEDIUM

re2c < 2.0 - Uncontrolled Recursion in find_fixed_tags

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

re2c before 2.0 has uncontrolled recursion that causes stack consumption in find_fixed_tags.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/4
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/issues/219
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/27/2

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-674
Status published
Products (1)
re2c/re2c < 2.0
Published Apr 29, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026