CVE-2018-20796

glibc: uncontrolled recursion in function check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c

Published Feb 26, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 '(\227|)(\\1\\1|t1|\\\2537)+' in grep.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13339 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 '(\227|)(\\1\\1|t1|\\\2537)+' in grep.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:12 PM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 26, 2019, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 20, 2019, 12:00 AM