Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/38050?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-d4wg-gtns-juf9",
    "summary": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer\nThe compile_branch function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE and pcre2_compile.c in PCRE2 mishandles patterns containing an (*ACCEPT) substring in conjunction with nested parentheses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-3542.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2016-3191"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/52581?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/pcre.symbols@8.0.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d4wg-gtns-juf9"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/pcre.symbols@8.0.0"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/52582?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/pcre.symbols@8.38.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d4wg-gtns-juf9"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/pcre.symbols@8.38.0"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3191",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2016-3191",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3191"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 119,
            "name": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer",
            "description": "The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-d4wg-gtns-juf9"
}