CVE-2017-16231

In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used

• CWE-119
• CWE-119

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 21, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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