CVE-2017-7244: Pcre

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The _pcre32_xclass function in pcre_xclass.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Pcre Pcre: version 8.40 only

Published 2017-03-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.