Description
A flaw has been found in kokke tiny-regex-c up to f2632c6d9ed25272987471cdb8b70395c2460bdb. This vulnerability affects the function matchstar of the file re.c of the component Pattern Handler. This manipulation causes inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product adopts a rolling release strategy to maintain continuous delivery. Therefore, version details for affected or updated releases cannot be specified. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kokke | tiny-regex-c | f2632c6d9ed25272987471cdb8b70395c2460bdb | — |
References
- VDB-369098 | kokke tiny-regex-c Pattern re.c matchstar redos vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-369098 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-11478 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #833966 | tiny-regex-c 0.1.0 Regular Expression Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/kokke/tiny-regex-c/issues/100 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28046213/tiny-regex-c-redos-poc.zip exploit
- https://github.com/kokke/tiny-regex-c/ product