CVE-2015-8380

The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html	Third Party Advisory
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html	Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637	Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html	Third Party Advisory
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html	Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637	Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-12-02 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-8380

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8380

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8380

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fedoraproject

fedora

pcre

perl_compatible_regular_expression_library

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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