CVE-2016-3191
Apache PCRE Remote Code Execution Buffer Overflow
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 17, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 5, 2018, 2:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-3191 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-3191.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-3191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-3191 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84810 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791 No Types Assigned https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791 Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3191 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3191
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
15.14 }} 3.50%
score
0.95737
percentile