CVE-2015-8388
published 2015-12-02CVE-2015-8388: PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to…
PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
6.59%
93.1th percentile
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.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | pcre3 | < pcre3 2:8.35-7 (bookworm) | pcre3 2:8.35-7 (bookworm) |
| oracle | linux | — | — |
| pcre | perl_compatible_regular_expression_library | <= 8.37 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
PCRE vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-03-29
CVE-2014-9769 PCRE vulnerabilities
Title: PCRE vulnerabilities
Summary: PCRE could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a
specially-crafted regular expression.
It was discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications
using PCRE to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart applications using PCRE,
such as the Apache HTTP server and Nginx, to make all the necessary
changes.
Red Hat
pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)
vendor_redhat·2015-06-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CWE-122 pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)
pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)
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.
Package: pcre (Red Hat Directory Server 8) - Not affected
Package: pcre (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: glib2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: pcre (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: glib2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: virtuoso-opensource (Red Hat
Debian
CVE-2015-8388: pcre3 - PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related p...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8388: pcre3 - PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related p...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:8.35-7)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:8.35-7)
GHSA
GHSA-5776-327r-qhr3: PCRE before 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-5776-327r-qhr3: PCRE before 8
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.
OSV
CVE-2015-8388: PCRE before 8
osv·2015-12-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8388: PCRE before 8
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8388 pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-12-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8388 pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-8388 pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8388 glib2: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-12-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8388 glib2: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-8388 glib2: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8388 mingw-pcre: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [epel-7]
bugzilla·2015-12-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8388 mingw-pcre: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [epel-7]
CVE-2015-8388 mingw-pcre: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [epel-7]
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epel-7
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8388 mingw-pcre: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-12-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-8388 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8388 mingw-pcre: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-8388 mingw-pcre: pcre: Buffer overflow caused by certain patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-5073 CVE-2015-8388 pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)
bugzilla·2015-06-30·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2015-5073 [CRITICAL] CVE-2015-5073 CVE-2015-8388 pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)
CVE-2015-5073 CVE-2015-8388 pcre: buffer overflow for forward reference within backward assertion with excess closing parenthesis (8.38/18)
Quoting http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/1:
"""
PCRE is a regular expression C library inspired by the regular expression
capabilities in the Perl programming language.
The PCRE library is incorporated into a number of prominent programs, such
as Adobe Flash, Apache, Nginx, PHP.
PCRE library is prone to a vulnerability which leads to Heap Overflow.
During subpattern calculation of a malformed regular expression, an offset
that is used as an array index is fully controlled and can be large enough
so that unexpected heap memory regions are accessed.
One could at least exploit this issue to read objects nearby of the
affected appli
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2015-12-02
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