CVE-2015-8388
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8388 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-12-02 01:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-12-27 16:08:00 UTC |
| Description | PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-185
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 |
| ViewVC Exception | CONFIRM | vcs.pcre.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Broadcom Support Portal | CONFIRM | bto.bluecoat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| libpcre: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-02) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - Re: Heap Overflow in PCRE | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| PCRE CVE-2015-8388 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 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.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 20390 IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7087225)