re2c: Buffer overflow

re2c: Buffer overflow A vulnerability in re2c could lead to a Denial of Service condition. re2c 2020-07-27 2020-07-27 718350 remote 1.3-r1 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"

CVE-2020-11958 sam_c sam_c