VDB-199997 · CVE-2022-1587 · EUVD-2022-24877

PCRE2 Regular Expression pcre2_jit_compile.c get_recurse_data_length out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PCRE2. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function get_recurse_data_length of the file pcre2_jit_compile.c of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-1587. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PCRE2 (Programming Tool Software) (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function get_recurse_data_length of the file pcre2_jit_compile.c of the component Regular Expression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 05/17/2022. The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-1587 since 05/05/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 03654e751e7f0700693526b67dfcadda6b42c9d0 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-24877). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Programming Tool Software

Name

PCRE2

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 03654e751e7f0700693526b67dfcadda6b42c9d0

Timelineinfo

05/05/2022 🔍
05/17/2022 +12 days 🔍
05/17/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2026 +1421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 03654e751e7f0700693526b67dfcadda6b42c9d0
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1587 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1587
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199997
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2022 07:32
Updated: 04/07/2026 08:22
Changes: 05/17/2022 07:32 (41), 05/18/2022 14:47 (2), 05/18/2022 14:51 (1), 04/07/2026 08:22 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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