High severity · published Mar 28, 2016
CVE-2014-9769
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…
7.3
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PC
Pcre · Pcre
8.35 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9769
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9769
vcs.pcre.org
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1475
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/26/1
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85570
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035424
bugs.debian.org
https://bugs.debian.org/819050
redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1693
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