CVE-2015-8391

The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) 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
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 92%
VendorProductVersion
pcrepcre
𝑥
< 8.38
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.2
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.3
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.4
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.5
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.6
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.7
redhatenterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
7.2
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
7.3
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
7.4
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
7.6
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
7.7
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
7.2
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
7.3
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
7.6
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
7.7
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
phpphp
5.5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 5.5.32
phpphp
5.6.0 ≤
𝑥
< 5.6.18
phpphp
7.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 7.0.3
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
pcre3
bullseye
2:8.39-13
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
squeeze
not-affected
bookworm
2:8.39-15
fixed
sid
2:8.39-15.1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
pcre2
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
dne
vivid
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
pcre3
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
Fixed 2:8.35-7.1ubuntu1.3
released
vivid
ignored
trusty
Fixed 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2
released
precise
not-affected
References