7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7246
PCRE Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 268) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7246 has a 7 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-2017-7246 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

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).

None

Dockerfile Roff Java

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 7, 2024, 8:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Python

Updated: 1 month ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2024, 4:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 68 different CVEs too.

None

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C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks 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.

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TypeScript

Updated: 2 years ago
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Born at : Dec. 6, 2022, 12:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 43 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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Makefile Dockerfile Crystal Open Policy Agent

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
4 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Aug. 31, 2020, 8:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 82 different CVEs too.

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Python Dockerfile

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
27 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Oct. 22, 2017, 2:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 38 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-2017-7246 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7246 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97067
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
    Added Reference https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/20/libpcre-two-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre32_copy_substring-pcre_get-c/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-25
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-25 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/20/libpcre-two-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre32_copy_substring-pcre_get-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/20/libpcre-two-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pcre32_copy_substring-pcre_get-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97067 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97067 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97067 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.65 }} 0.09%

score

0.76588

percentile

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