CVE-2015-5073
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-5073 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-12-13 16:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-05-18 01:29:00 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-200
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in PCRE affect PowerKVM - United States | CONFIRM | www-01.ibm.com | Third Party Advisory |
| PCRE 'find_fixedlength()' Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [pcre] Revision 1571 | CONFIRM | vcs.pcre.org | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| libpcre: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-02) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: PCRE Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength() | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| Bug 1651 – PCRE Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength() | CONFIRM | bugs.exim.org | Exploit |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - CVE Request: PCRE Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength() | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| PCRE Regex Overflow Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| ViewVC Exception | CONFIRM | vcs.pcre.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.