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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9954

The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 chicken

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.12.0-0.2"}]}]

Debian:13 chicken

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.12.0-0.2"}]}]

Debian:14 chicken

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.12.0-0.2"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org