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A vulnerability in re2c could lead to a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | dev-util/re2c on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.3-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.3-r1 |
re2c is a tool for generating C-based recognizers from regular expressions.
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in re2c.
An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All re2c users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/re2c-1.3-r1"
Release date
July 27, 2020
Latest revision
July 27, 2020: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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