CVE-2017-5357

7.5 HIGH
Published: February 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
Source: security@debian.org
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject gnu

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