Improper resource allocation - Buffer overflow In pcre.symbols

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?Pc)(?Pa(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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