pcre: OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c
Published Jul 11, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.08%
Description
In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c allows stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) when processing a crafted regular expression.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pcre
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glib2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pcre
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glib2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pcre
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pcre2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virtuoso-opensource
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Core Services
httpd
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
httpd
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
httpd
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
httpd
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
pcre
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb100-mariadb
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb101-mariadb
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php56-php
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php70-php
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pcre | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glib2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcre | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glib2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pcre | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pcre2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virtuoso-opensource | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | httpd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | httpd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | httpd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | httpd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | pcre | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb100-mariadb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb101-mariadb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php56-php | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php70-php | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03076) | 87.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 86.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 72.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 71.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 69.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 66.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 68.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 65.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1 mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1 mailing-list
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575 vdb-entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11164 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470107 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11164
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11164
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/11/1 | mailing-list | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/1 | mailing-list | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99575 | vdb-entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11164 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470107 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E | mailing-list | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11164 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11164 |
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