CVE-2015-8384
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CVE-2015-8384 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?J)(?'d'(?'d'\g{d}))/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursive back references, 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, a related issue to CVE-2015-8392 and CVE-2015-8395.. EPSS estimates a 3.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?J)(?'d'(?'d'\g{d}))/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursive back references, 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, a related issue to CVE-2015-8392 and CVE-2015-8395.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pcre | Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library | <= 8.37 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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