CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-9643
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400
Description
The regex code in Webkit 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) as demonstrated in a large number of ($ (open parenthesis and dollar) followed by {-2,16} and a large number of +) (plus close parenthesis).
Affected configurations
• webkit webkit 2.4.11
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/26/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94559 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038137 www.securitytracker.com
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15 security.gentoo.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/26/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94559 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038137 www.securitytracker.com
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15 security.gentoo.org