Fix integer overflow for patterns whose minimum matching length is very, very

large.

ChangeLog

@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ and the matching functions with NULL contexts can be tested.
 ("not a word character") and a property escape were present, the property 
 escape was being ignored.
 
+57. Fixed integer overflow for patterns whose minimum matching length is very, 
+very large.
+
 
 Version 10.20 30-June-2015
 --------------------------

src/pcre2_study.c

@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ enum { SSB_FAIL, SSB_DONE, SSB_CONTINUE, SSB_UNKNOWN };
 
 /* Scan a parenthesized group and compute the minimum length of subject that
 is needed to match it. This is a lower bound; it does not mean there is a
-string of that length that matches. In UTF8 mode, the result is in characters
-rather than bytes.
+string of that length that matches. In UTF mode, the result is in characters
+rather than code units. The field in a compiled pattern for storing the minimum
+length is 16-bits long (on the grounds that anything longer than that is
+pathological), so we give up when we reach that amount. This also means that
+integer overflow for really crazy patterns cannot happen.
 
 Arguments:
   re              compiled pattern block
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ if (*code == OP_CBRA || *code == OP_SCBRA ||
     *code == OP_CBRAPOS || *code == OP_SCBRAPOS) cc += IMM2_SIZE;
 
 /* Scan along the opcodes for this branch. If we get to the end of the
-branch, check the length against that of the other branches. */
+branch, check the length against that of the other branches. If the accumulated
+length passes 16-bits, stop and return it. */
 
 for (;;)
   {
@@ -119,6 +123,8 @@ for (;;)
   PCRE2_UCHAR *cs, *ce;
   register PCRE2_UCHAR op = *cc;
 
+  if (branchlength > UINT16_MAX) return branchlength;
+
   switch (op)
     {
     case OP_COND:

testdata/testinput2

@@ -4590,4 +4590,6 @@ B)x/alt_verbnames,mark
 /(aa)(BB)/substitute_extended,replace=\U$1\L$2\E$1..\U$1\l$2$1
     aaBB
 
+/^(o(\1{72}{\"{\\{00000059079}\d*){74}}){19}/I
+
 # End of testinput2 

testdata/testoutput2

@@ -14741,4 +14741,12 @@ Failed: error -55 at offset 3 in replacement: requested value is not set
     aaBB
  1: AAbbaa..AAbBaa
 
+/^(o(\1{72}{\"{\\{00000059079}\d*){74}}){19}/I
+Capturing subpattern count = 2
+Max back reference = 1
+Compile options: <none>
+Overall options: anchored
+Last code unit = '}'
+Subject length lower bound = 65535
+
 # End of testinput2