CVE-2015-8853

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."
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 94%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
perlperl
𝑥
≤ 5.23.9
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
perl
bookworm
5.36.0-7+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
5.32.1-4+deb11u3
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.32.1-4+deb11u4
fixed
sid
5.40.0-6
fixed
trixie
5.40.0-6
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
perl
artful
not-affected
precise
ignored
trusty
Fixed 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4
released
wily
ignored
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
perl
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
perl-32bit
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
perl-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
perl-doc
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.18.2-11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.18.2-12.20.1
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183592.html
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/22b433eff9a1ffa2454e18405a56650f07b385b5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86707
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329106
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=123562
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183592.html
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/22b433eff9a1ffa2454e18405a56650f07b385b5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86707
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329106
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=123562
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/