Lack of data validation In glib2.0
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.0 does not properly calculate sizes for unspecified "multiple forms of character class", which triggers a buffer overflow that allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
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