CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-21232

re2c before 2.0 has uncontrolled recursion that causes stack consumption in find_fixed_tags.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/27/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/issues/219 Exploit Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/4
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:re2c:re2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-04-29 02:15

Updated : 2020-05-14 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-21232

Mitre link : CVE-2018-21232

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion