CVE-2016-3191
The compile_branch function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.x before 8.39 and pcre2_compile.c in PCRE2 before 10.22 mishandles patterns containing an (*ACCEPT) substring in conjunction with nested parentheses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-3542.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pcre / pcre | 8.34 | 8.34.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.36 | 8.36.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.33 | 8.33.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.00 | 8.00.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.30 | 8.30.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.01 | 8.01.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.10 | 8.10.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.31 | 8.31.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.21 | 8.21.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.20 | 8.20.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.37 | 8.37.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.13 | 8.13.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.35 | 8.35.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.11 | 8.11.x |
| pcre / pcre2 | - | 10.21.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.02 | 8.02.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.38 | 8.38.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.32 | 8.32.x |
| pcre / pcre | 8.12 | 8.12.x |
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1631
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=489
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84810
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- https://bugs.debian.org/815920
- https://bugs.debian.org/815921
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311503
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
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