CVE-2017-16231

5.5

MEDIUM

PCRE Crashable Recursive Match Overflow Vulnerability

Description

In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2019, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 5, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8 Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16231 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Pcre	pcre

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16231.

URL	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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).

fokypoky/places-list

None

asp-net-core csharp docker dockerfile javascript react webapi docker-compose

C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Feb. 22, 2024, 6:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 383 different CVEs too.

cdupuis/image-api

None

TypeScript

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Dec. 6, 2022, 12:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 43 different CVEs too.

garethr/snykout

A command line tool which provides an alternative interface to snyk test

snyk

Makefile Dockerfile Crystal Open Policy Agent

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago

4 stars 3 fork 3 watcher

Born at : Aug. 31, 2020, 8:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 82 different CVEs too.

followboy1999/cve

None

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Dec. 20, 2018, 1 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16231 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16231 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.

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Aug. 05, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Jul. 08, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value

Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-119

Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 03, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value
CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 17, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value
CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value
CVE Modified by [email protected]

Apr. 11, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value
CVE Modified by [email protected]

Mar. 21, 2024

Action Type Old Value New Value

Added Tag MITRE disputed

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CWE		CISA-ADP CWE-119
Added	CVSS V3.1		CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Tag		MITRE disputed

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Nov. 07, 2023

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	DISPUTED In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used.	In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Apr. 02, 2019

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047 No Types Assigned	https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33 No Types Assigned	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html No Types Assigned	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.41:::::::

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16231 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16231 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

CVE-2017-16231

PCRE Crashable Recursive Match Overflow Vulnerability

Description

INFO

March 21, 2019, 3:59 p.m.

Aug. 5, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

[email protected]

No

3.6

1.8

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

fokypoky/places-list

cdupuis/image-api

garethr/snykout

followboy1999/cve

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

0.08 }} 0.01%

0.34003

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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