CVE-2015-8384

pcre: buffer overflow caused by recursive back reference by name within certain group (8.38/4)

Published Dec 2, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?J)(?'d'(?'d'\g{d}))/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursive back references, 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, a related issue to CVE-2015-8392 and CVE-2015-8395.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8266 PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?J)(?'d'(?'d'\g{d}))/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursive back references, 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, a related issue to CVE-2015-8392 and CVE-2015-8395.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2943-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 AM
Reserved
Dec 1, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 2, 2015, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 23, 2015, 12:00 AM