High severity · published Jan 14, 2020
CVE-2015-2325
The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or…
7.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
PHP · PHP
5.4.0 before 5.4.41; 5.5.0 before 5.5.26; 5.6.0 before 5.6.9 · source: NVD
MA
Mariadb · Mariadb
before 10.0.18 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
PC
Pcre · Pcre
before 8.37 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2325
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2325
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.html
Exploit
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1591
Third Party Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-015
Release Notes
https://www.pcre.org/original/changelog.txt
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