pcre2test up to 10.40 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in pcre2test up to 10.40. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-41409. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in pcre2test up to 10.40 (Programming Tool Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow vulnerability in pcre2test before 10.41 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via negative input.

The weakness was released 07/18/2023 as 141. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-41409 since 09/26/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276333 (TencentOS Server 4: pcre2 (TSSA-2024:0361)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.41 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 94e1c001761373b7d9450768aa15d04c25547a35 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (276333). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 276333
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: pcre2 (TSSA-2024:0361)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: pcre2test 10.41
Patch: 94e1c001761373b7d9450768aa15d04c25547a35

Timelineinfo

09/26/2022 🔍
07/18/2023 +295 days 🔍
07/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/23/2025 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 141
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-234396

Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2023 18:07
Updated: 11/23/2025 23:06
Changes: 07/18/2023 18:07 (42), 08/09/2023 09:57 (11), 11/23/2025 23:06 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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