Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017162310000000
Revision Date:2019-03-21Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16231 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
Description:** DISPUTED ** 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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16231
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND pcre3 package in xenial is affected and may need fixing.
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