CVE-2019-19012
oniguruma: integer overflow in search_in_range function in regexec.c leads to out-of-bounds read
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 8, 2019
Updated · April 23, 2026
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability leading to an out-of-bounds read was found in the way Oniguruma handled regular expression quantifiers. A remote attacker could abuse this flaw by providing a malformed regular expression that, when processed by an application linked to Oniguruma, could crash the application, causing a denial of service.
Statement
This flaw only affected 32-bit compiled versions of Oniguruma. Therefore it did not affect the following 64-bit versions:
- PHP and Ruby as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
- PHP and Ruby as shipped with Red Hat Software Collections 3.
- PHP as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
- OpenShift containers: openshift4/ose-metering-hadoop, openshift4/ose-metering-hive, openshift4/ose-metering-presto.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound