CVE-2017-7246
HIGH7.8EPSS 0.27%Published: 3/23/2017Modified: 11/19/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2017-7246DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7246
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 268) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/pcrefrom 0, < 8.41-r0
- Debian/pcre3from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |