CVE-2016-9954
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.40%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 83
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-399
Referencias
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990
- https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94942
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413990
- https://github.com/ashinn/irregex/commit/a16ffc86eca15fca9e40607d41de3cea9cf868f1
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