Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-9954
The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.021
EPSS Ranking 83.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990
- https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990
- https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1
Products affected by CVE-2016-9954
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.7.3
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.7.4
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.7.5
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.9.0
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.9.1
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.9.2
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.9.3
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.9.4
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cpe:2.3:a:irregex_project:irregex:0.9.5