pcre_jit_compile.c in PCRE 8.35 does not properly use table jumps to optimize nested alternatives, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by packets encountered by Suricata during use of a regular expression in an Emerging Threats Open ruleset.
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CVE-2014-9769. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-9769
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