CVE-2016-3191
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3191
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-3191.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-3191
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-03-17T23:59:01Z
- Modified
- 2026-07-07T08:47:28Z
- Severity
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- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
{ "unresolved_ranges": [ { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "8.00" }, { "last_affected": "8.00" }, { "introduced": "8.01" }, { "last_affected": "8.01" }, { "introduced": "8.02" }, { "last_affected": "8.02" }, { "introduced": "8.10" }, { "last_affected": "8.10" }, { "introduced": "8.11" }, { "last_affected": "8.11" }, { "introduced": "8.12" }, { "last_affected": "8.12" }, { "introduced": "8.13" }, { "last_affected": "8.13" }, { "introduced": "8.20" }, { "last_affected": "8.20" }, { "introduced": "8.21" }, { "last_affected": "8.21" }, { "introduced": "8.30" }, { "last_affected": "8.30" }, { "introduced": "8.31" }, { "last_affected": "8.31" }, { "introduced": "8.32" }, { "last_affected": "8.32" }, { "introduced": "8.33" }, { "last_affected": "8.33" }, { "introduced": "8.34" }, { "last_affected": "8.34" }, { "introduced": "8.35" }, { "last_affected": "8.35" }, { "introduced": "8.36" }, { "last_affected": "8.36" }, { "introduced": "8.37" }, { "last_affected": "8.37" }, { "introduced": "8.38" }, { "last_affected": "8.38" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "pcre:pcre" } ] }- References
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- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=489
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1631
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84810
- https://bugs.debian.org/815920
- https://bugs.debian.org/815921
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311503
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791
Affected packages
Git / github.com/pcre2project/pcre2
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/pcre2project/pcre2
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast Affected
- Database specific
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Show details
{ "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "last_affected": "10.21" } ], "source": "CPE_RANGE" }