pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 24, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Dec 2, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Last updated
Feb 24, 2023
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.
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