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Arch Linux: ASA-201411-29 Low: pcre Heap Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service

Calendar Nov 26, 2014 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory denial of service security issue heap overflow low severity pcre Arch Linux
The package pcre before version 8.36-2 is vulnerable to denial of service via a heap buffer overlow. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201411-29
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Severity: Low
Date    : 2014-11-26
CVE-ID  : CVE-2014-8964
Package : pcre
Type    : heap buffer overflow
Remote  : No
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE-2014

Summary
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The package pcre before version 8.36-2 is vulnerable to denial of
service via a heap buffer overlow.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 8.36-2.

# pacman -Syu "pcre>=8.36-2"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no version released yet.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A heap buffer overflow issue was found in PCRE when processing a
specially crafted regular expression, causing a denial of service or
other unspecified impact.

Impact
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An attacker able to supply a specially crafted regular expression can
cause a denial of service, or other unspecified impact.

References
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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-8964

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/42860