CVE catalog

CVE-2017-11164

pcre3: CVE-2017-11164

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Jul 10, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.08% · Oct 25, 2026

In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c allows stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) when processing a crafted regular expression.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pcre3	bookworm	`2:8.39-15`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	pro	`2:8.35-7.1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	pro	`2:8.38-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	pro	`2:8.38-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	pro	`2:8.38-3.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	pro	`2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	pro	`2:8.38-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	18.04	`2:8.39-5ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	18.04	`2:8.39-8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	18.04	`2:8.39-9`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	18.04	`2:8.39-9ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	20.04	`2:8.39-12`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	20.04	`2:8.39-12build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	20.04	`2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	22.04	`2:8.39-13build3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	22.04	`2:8.39-13build4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	22.04	`2:8.39-13build5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	22.04	`2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	24.04	`2:8.39-15`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	24.04	`2:8.39-15build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pcre3	25.10	`2:8.39-15.1`	vulnerable
Alpine	pcre	3.10	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.11	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.12	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.13	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.14	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.15	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.16	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.17	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.18	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.19	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.20	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.21	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.22	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.23	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.24	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.6	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.7	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.8	`7.8-r0`	fixed
Alpine	pcre	3.9	`7.8-r0`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pcre3	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.10	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.11	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.12	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.13	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.14	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.15	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.16	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.17	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.18	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.19	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.20	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.21	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.22	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.23	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.24	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.6	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.7	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.8	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.9	`7.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-11164	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpcre16-3]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
[libpcre3]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
[libpcre32-3]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
[libpcre3-dbg]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
[libpcre3-dev]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
[libpcrecpp0v5]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
[pcregrep]Affected
Source package: [pcre3]
Details (2)
- 2:8.39-15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12
- 2:8.39-15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pcre3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · pcre3 · debian · 12

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:25:42 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]