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pcre: Buffer overflow caused by lookbehind assertion (8.38/6)

🗓️ 11 May 2016 13:07:01Reported by RedHatType 
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PCRE before 8.38 mishandles lookbehind with recursive subpatterns, enabling denial of service via crafted regex in Konqueror.

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14 May 2026 22:23Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.07059
CWE-120
pcrebuffer overflowlookbehindrecursive patternsdenial of servicekonquerorunix
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