CVE-2017-8399 is a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting PCRE2 versions prior to 10.30, specifically due to a stack-based buffer overflow in pcre2_match.c when processing patterns with numerous captures. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, its high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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