pcre2: Stack-based buffer overflow in pcre2_match.c
Published May 1, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.12%
Description
PCRE2 before 10.30 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in pcre2_match.c, related to a "pattern with very many captures."
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pcre
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glib2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pcre
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glib2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pcre
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pcre2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virtuoso-opensource
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
httpd
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
httpd
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
pcre
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb100-mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb101-mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php56-php
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-php70-php
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pcre | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glib2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcre | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glib2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pcre | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pcre2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virtuoso-opensource | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | httpd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | httpd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | pcre | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb100-mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb101-mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php56-php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-php70-php | Not affected | 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:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03118) | 87.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03118) | 86.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 84.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06641) | 84.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 84.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01189) | 85.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01189) | 84.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01189) | 82.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98315 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8399 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=783 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449629 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8399
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2/code/tags/pcre2-10.30/ChangeLog?revision=854&view=markup x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=674 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8399
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8399 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=783 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449629 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8399 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2/code/tags/pcre2-10.30/ChangeLog?revision=854&view=markup | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2?view=revision&revision=674 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8399 |
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