The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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pcre / pcre
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| mariadb | mariadb | 10.0.18 | - |
| php | php | 5.4.0 - 5.4.41 | - |
| php | php | 5.5.0 - 5.5.26 | - |
| php | php | 5.6.0 - 5.6.9 | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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