CVE-2017-8786: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

May 5, 2017 (updated October 10, 2017)

pcre2test.c in PCRE2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8786

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