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CVE-2020-14155

CVE-2020-14155MEDIUM

n/a n/a — libpcre in PCRE before 8.44 allows an integer overflow via a large number after a (?C substring.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  L    5.3   .0418   90.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jun 15  Reserved by mitre
  Jun 15  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2020-14155. Received CVSS 5.3 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-190 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

libpcre in PCRE before 8.44 allows an integer overflow via a large number after a (?C substring.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 15, 2020	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
June 15, 2020	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2020-14155. Received CVSS 5.3 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-190

References (10)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/14 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/07/01/security-release-13-1-2-release/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/717920 [Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0010/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211931 [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212147 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.pcre.org/original/changelog.txt [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-14155 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-190

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