CVE-2015-8853

perl: regexp matching hangs indefinitely on illegal UTF-8 input

Published May 25, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8718 The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-1 Perl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-2 Perl vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.10529}

epss

{'score': 0.07592}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 25, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM