{"id":"CVE-2017-16231","details":"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","modified":"2026-03-15T22:23:59.620902Z","published":"2019-03-21T15:59:56.217Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101688"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16231.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"8.41"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}