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.
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Published : 2015-12-02 01:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2015-8388
Mitre link : CVE-2015-8388
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8388
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Products Affected
oracle
- linux
pcre
- perl_compatible_regular_expression_library