CVE-2019-6293

An issue was discovered in the function mark_beginning_as_normal in nfa.c in flex 2.6.4. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the mark_beginning_as_normal function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '*' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/westes/flex/issues/414 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/westes/flex/issues/414 Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:westes:flex:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:46

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References () https://github.com/westes/flex/issues/414 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/westes/flex/issues/414 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

06 Oct 2023, 17:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:flex_project:flex:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:westes:flex:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Westes
Westes flex

Information

Published : 2019-01-15 00:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:46


NVD link : CVE-2019-6293

Mitre link : CVE-2019-6293

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-6293


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Products Affected

westes

  • flex
CWE
CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion