CVE-2015-8380

EUVD-2015-8262
The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 78%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
pcreperl_compatible_regular_expression_library
𝑥
≤ 8.37
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
pcre2
bookworm
10.42-1
fixed
bullseye
10.36-2+deb11u1
fixed
sid
10.42-4
fixed
squeeze
not-affected
trixie
10.42-4
fixed
wheezy
not-affected
pcre3
bookworm
2:8.39-15
fixed
bullseye
2:8.39-13
fixed
sid
2:8.39-15.1
fixed
squeeze
not-affected
wheezy
not-affected
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
pcre2
precise
dne
trusty
dne
vivid
dne
wily
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
pcre3
precise
not-affected
trusty
Fixed 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2
released
vivid
ignored
wily
Fixed 2:8.35-7.1ubuntu1.3
released
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02