CVE-2015-8388

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

Published Dec 2, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 6.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8270 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2943-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.09792}

epss

{'score': 0.07456}

Weaknesses

Sources

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
Moderate
Public date
Jun 23, 2015, 12:00 AM