CVE-2015-8391

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8391
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-02 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-16 14:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Application Pcre Pcre All All All All
Application Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library All All All All
Application Php Php All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in PCRE affect PowerKVM - United States CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com
December 2015 PCRE Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
ViewVC Exception CONFIRM vcs.pcre.org
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: pcre-8.38-1.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
PCRE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
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
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 20390 IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7087225)
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