{"cve":"CVE-2017-16231","nvd":{"published":"2019-03-21T15:59:56.217","modified":"2026-06-17T01:09:01.150","status":"Modified","description":"In PCRE 8.41, after compiling, a pcretest load test PoC produces a crash overflow in the function match() in pcre_exec.c because of a self-recursive call. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that there are options that can be used to limit the amount of stack that is used","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150897/PCRE-8.41-Buffer-Overflow.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/33","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7"],"products":["pcre:pcre"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:55:22.313337056+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-16231","score":0.00544,"percentile":0.45708,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}