CVE-2014-9769

7.3 · HIGH

Published Mar 28, 2016 pcre CWE-119 EPSS 2.35% (83th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Overview

CVE-2014-9769 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pcre pcre. It was published on March 28, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pcre. Update pcre to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1475 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/26/1 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/85570 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1035424 Ref bugs.debian.org/819050 Ref redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1693 Ref vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1475 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/26/1 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/85570 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1035424

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9769?

CVE-2014-9769 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pcre pcre. It was published on March 28, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9769?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9769?

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