Description
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
Published: 2019-03-17
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:20:05.401Z

Reserved: 2017-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16231

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:20:05.401Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-21T15:59:56.217

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:16:05.193

Link: CVE-2017-16231

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16231 - Bugzilla

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