🕵️ CVE-2016-1283 | PCRE 8.38 pcre_compile.c pcre_compile2 memory corruption (USN-2943-1 / BID-79825)

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PCRE 8.38. Affected is the function pcre_compile2 of the file pcre_compile.c. The manipulation of the argument /((?:F?+(?:^(?(R)a+\){99}-))(?J)(?R(?R/lt/((?RR(?R\){97)?J)?J)(?R(?R\){99|(:(?|(?R)(\kR)|((?R)))HRR)(HR))))))/ leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1283. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. ...