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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-1587

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in the PCRE2 library in the get_recurse_data_length() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 2.70%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in the PCRE2 library in the get_recurse_data_length() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. This issue affects recursions in JIT-compiled regular expressions caused by duplicate data transfers.

CVSS 3.1
9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.70% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
pcre/pcre2 · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/hci management node · netapp/ontap select deploy administration utility · netapp/solidfire · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.