Unscored severity · published Dec 2, 2015
CVE-2015-8388
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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CVSS
6.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.6% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Oracle
7 · source: NVD
PC
Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library · Pcre
through 8.37 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8388
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8388
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Release Notes
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
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