CVE catalog

CVE-2017-7246

pcre3: CVE-2017-7246

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Mar 23, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.60% · Oct 25, 2026

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 268) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

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
Alpine	pcre	3.6	`8.41-r0`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pcre3	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[858679]
Alpine	pcre	apk	3.6	`8.41-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-7246	Not reported

[Debian bug #858679]

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, 5:30:29 PM UTC

References

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