CVE-2022-1587

moderate-risk
Published 2022-05-16

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in the PCRE2 library in the get_recurse_data_length() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. This issue affects recursions in JIT-compiled regular expressions caused by duplicate data transfers.

Do I need to act?

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0.25% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate