CVE-2014-9769

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…

published March 28, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02351 · 83.5th percentile
Published
2016-03-28T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 16:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5