Out-of-bounds read In pcre3

Description

The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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