In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c has Uncontrolled Recursion, as demonstrated by '(|)(\\1\\1)*' in grep, a different issue than CVE-2018-20796. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes that this is a vulnerability because the behavior occurs only with a crafted pattern
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24269 | third party advisory issue tracking exploit |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K26346590?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS |