CVE - CVE-2016-9954

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-9954	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.
References
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BID:94942 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990 CONFIRM:https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1 MLIST:[oss-security] 20161215 Re: CVE Request: IrRegular Expressions resource exhaustion in regex compilation [was: Re: CVE Request: resource exhaustion in regex expression handling in WebKit] URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8
Assigning CNA
Debian GNU/Linux
Date Record Created
20161215	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161215)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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