GHSA-68wg-f3j9-hgmv

GHSA-68wg-f3j9-hgmv PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

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 3.0

9.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

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