CVE-2015-5073

pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)

Published Dec 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 7.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5089 Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2694-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2943-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:32 AM
Reserved
Jun 26, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 13, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 23, 2015, 12:00 AM