DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20838

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CVE-2019-20838
Published: 15 Jun 2020, 17:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:20

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Jun 2020, 17:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

libpcre in PCRE before 8.43 allows a subject buffer over-read in JIT when UTF is disabled, and \X or \R has more than one fixed quantifier, a related issue to CVE-2019-20454.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•pcre3

    all | all

References (1)