VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5357
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.07%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.07% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · gnu/ed
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.