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.
Problem types
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Product status
Timeline
| 2026-06-07: | Advisory disclosed |
| 2026-06-07: | VulDB entry created |
| 2026-06-07: | VulDB entry last update |
Credits
Fantasy (VulDB User)
VulDB CNA Team
References
vuldb.com/vuln/369098 (VDB-369098 | kokke tiny-regex-c Pattern re.c matchstar redos)
vuldb.com/vuln/369098/cti (VDB-369098 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA))
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11478 (CVE-2026-11478 | CVE Analysis and Report)
vuldb.com/submit/833966 (Submit #833966 | tiny-regex-c 0.1.0 Regular Expression Denial of Service)
github.com/kokke/tiny-regex-c/issues/100
github.com/...ents/files/28046213/tiny-regex-c-redos-poc.zip
github.com/kokke/tiny-regex-c/