CVE-2017-8786 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE2 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted regular expressions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-8786?
CVE-2017-8786 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
pcre2test.c in PCRE2 10.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8786?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pcre Pcre2.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8786?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-8786 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8786 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8786, GHSA-5w9f-5949-m2r9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8786.