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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3191
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3191
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | pcre2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | pcre2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | pcre2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | pcre2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 17, 2016 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated