CVE-2016-9954 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02062.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Irregex Project	Irregex

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10741	The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990
https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2017-04-21T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.170Z

Reserved: 2016-12-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9954

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-21T20:59:00.883

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-9954

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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