CVE-2014-9769 (GCVE-0-2014-9769)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-03-28 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55
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Summary
pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE 8.35 does not properly use table jumps to optimize nested alternatives, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by packets encountered by Suricata during use of a regular expression in an Emerging Threats Open ruleset.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
debian CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 2 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Date Public
2014-04-25 00:00
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