CVE-2016-9954

Published: Apr 21, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Irregex Project: Irregex

Irregex Project

1 product

Irregex

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Irregex Project Irregex	version ≤ 0.9.5

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990

Source: security@debian.org

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1

Source: security@debian.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

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