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CVE-2022-41409

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-07-18
  • Fixed in10.41
  • WeaknessCWE-190

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Description

Integer overflow vulnerability in pcre2test before 10.41 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via negative input.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-07-1814:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Pcre pcre2
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.41< 10.4110.41

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • pcre2Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pcre2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pcre2Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pcre2Ubuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pcre2TuxCare:OracleLinux:7all versions · fixed in 10.23-2.el7.tuxcare.els1and 5 other packages
  • pcre2TuxCare:CentOS:7all versions · fixed in 10.23-2.el7.tuxcare.els1and 5 other packages
  • pcre2TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2all versions · fixed in 10.40-2.el9.tuxcare.els1and 6 other packages
  • pcre2SUSE:Manager Server 4.2all versions · fixed in 10.31-150000.3.15.1

36 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-41409 Red Hat Product Security18 known affected

    pcre2: negative repeat value in a pcre2test subject line leads to inifinite loop

    pcre2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · pcre2-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · pcre2-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · +15 more

  • ICSA-24-046-11 CISA11 known affected

    Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300

    SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) · SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) · SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) · +8 more

  • SSA-806742 Siemens ProductCERT11 known affected

    SSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4

    SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) · SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) · SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) · +8 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Pcre pcre2 to 10.41
  2. Vendor fix Siemens ProductCERT SSA-806742 · 10 productsUpdate to V2.4 or later version
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-046-11 · 10 productsUpdate to V2.4 or later version
  4. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-41409 · 18 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
  5. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-41409 · 12 productsFix deferred
  6. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-41409 · 6 productsOut of support scope

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-07-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4qfx-v7wh-3q4j

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41409?

Integer overflow vulnerability in pcre2test before 10.41 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via negative input.

Is CVE-2022-41409 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-41409, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-41409?

CVE-2022-41409 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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