What is the severity of CVE-2017-9729?

CVE-2017-9729 has a severity rating that indicates a significant risk due to its potential for stack exhaustion through uncontrolled recursion.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9729?

To fix CVE-2017-9729, you should upgrade to a version of uClibc newer than 0.9.33.2 where this vulnerability has been patched.

What software is affected by CVE-2017-9729?

CVE-2017-9729 specifically affects uClibc version 0.9.33.2.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9729?

CVE-2017-9729 is a stack exhaustion vulnerability caused by uncontrolled recursion in the regex processing function.

Can CVE-2017-9729 lead to remote code execution?

CVE-2017-9729 may lead to denial-of-service conditions, but it does not directly lead to remote code execution.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-9729

high

7.5

CWE

674

16/6/2017

3/10/2022

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-9729

First published: Fri Jun 16 2017(Updated: )

In uClibc 0.9.33.2, there is stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 function in misc/regex/regexec.c when processing a crafted regular expression.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Uclibc Uclibc	=0.9.33.2

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Reference Links

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/16/4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9729?
CVE-2017-9729 has a severity rating that indicates a significant risk due to its potential for stack exhaustion through uncontrolled recursion.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9729?
To fix CVE-2017-9729, you should upgrade to a version of uClibc newer than 0.9.33.2 where this vulnerability has been patched.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-9729?
CVE-2017-9729 specifically affects uClibc version 0.9.33.2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9729?
CVE-2017-9729 is a stack exhaustion vulnerability caused by uncontrolled recursion in the regex processing function.
Can CVE-2017-9729 lead to remote code execution?
CVE-2017-9729 may lead to denial-of-service conditions, but it does not directly lead to remote code execution.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9729?
CVE-2017-9729 has a severity rating that indicates a significant risk due to its potential for stack exhaustion through uncontrolled recursion.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9729?
To fix CVE-2017-9729, you should upgrade to a version of uClibc newer than 0.9.33.2 where this vulnerability has been patched.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-9729?
CVE-2017-9729 specifically affects uClibc version 0.9.33.2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9729?
CVE-2017-9729 is a stack exhaustion vulnerability caused by uncontrolled recursion in the regex processing function.
Can CVE-2017-9729 lead to remote code execution?
CVE-2017-9729 may lead to denial-of-service conditions, but it does not directly lead to remote code execution.