CVE-2015-8395

Name: CVE-2015-8395
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-12-02T01:59:19.607+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.54%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8395 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 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-2015-8384 and CVE-2015-8392.. EPSS estimates a 3.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service 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-2015-8384 and CVE-2015-8392.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.54%

87.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pcre	Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library	<= 8.37

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markupRelease Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markupRelease Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02

Timeline

Published: Dec 2, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-8395?

How severe is CVE-2015-8395?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-8395 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8395?

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Source: NVD / NIST