CVE-2016-3191
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 8.43 % · percentile 95 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- debian
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84810
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=489
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/815921
- https://bugs.debian.org/815920
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311503
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1631
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-4232
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-3191
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-650 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-293 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus Agent · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-288 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 10.21
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |