NULL pointer dereference in Oniguruma_project Oniguruma
CVE-2017-9229
An issue was discovered in Oniguruma 6.2.0, as used in Oniguruma-mod in Ruby through 2.4.1 and mbstring in PHP through 7.1.5. A SIGSEGV occurs in left_adjust_char_head() during regular expression compilation. Invalid handling of reg->dmax…
EPSS: 0.004 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oniguruma_project Oniguruma — versions 6.2.0
- Php
- Ruby-lang Ruby
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9229?
- CVE-2017-9229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oniguruma_project Oniguruma, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9229?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9229 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.