CVE-2017-5357 regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject fedora | = 25 | No fix listed |
| GNU ed | <= 1.14 | No fix listed |
References
- [oss-security] 20170112 invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170112 Re: invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170112 Re: invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170112 Re: invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 95422 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2017-f87674ad41 vendor-advisory
- [Bug-ed] 20170108 invalid free on malformed commands mailing-list vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-5357 vendor-advisory