UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7244

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7244
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7244.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7244
Upstream
Published
2017-03-23T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:37:07.711008Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The pcre32xclass function in pcre_xclass.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read) via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / pcre3

Package

Name
pcre3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pcre3@2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.35-7.1ubuntu1
2:8.38-1ubuntu1
2:8.38-3
2:8.38-3.1
2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre16-3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre3-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcre32-3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpcrecpp0v5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pcregrep",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pcregrep-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}