GNU C Library up to 2.29 Regular Expression posix/regexec.c check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 resource management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library up to 2.29 (Software Library) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1
of the file posix/regexec.c of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c has Uncontrolled Recursion, as demonstrated by '(\227|)(\\1\\1|t1|\\\2537)+' in grep.
The bug was discovered 01/20/2019. The weakness was released 02/26/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-20796 since 02/25/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in Regex. The exploit is available at vuldb.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The code used by the exploit is:
(\227|)(\\1\\1|t1|\\\2537)+
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 131215 and 131217.
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- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 2.9
- 2.10
- 2.11
- 2.12
- 2.13
- 2.14
- 2.15
- 2.16
- 2.17
- 2.18
- 2.19
- 2.20
- 2.21
- 2.22
- 2.23
- 2.24
- 2.25
- 2.26
- 2.27
- 2.28
- 2.29
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/20/2019 🔍02/25/2019 🔍
02/26/2019 🔍
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07/19/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: K26346590⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-20796 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107160
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 02/26/2019 09:35Updated: 07/19/2023 18:02
Changes: 02/26/2019 09:35 (63), 05/13/2020 06:22 (3), 07/19/2023 18:02 (5)
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