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CVE-2017-5357
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid…
High7.5EPSS 3.1%
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Description
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- [oss-security] 20170112 invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170112 Re: invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [Bug-ed] 20170108 invalid free on malformed commands (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2017-f87674ad41 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 95422 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170112 Re: invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170112 Re: invalid free in GNU ed before 1.14.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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