CVE-2017-7246
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 268) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
How to fix CVE-2017-7246
To remediate CVE-2017-7246, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/pcre—upgrade to 8.41-r0 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2017-7246 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 8.41-r0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |