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CVE-2015-8391
published 2015-12-02

CVE-2015-8391: The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…

critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

Affected

25 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianpcre3< pcre3 2:8.38-1 (bookworm)pcre3 2:8.38-1 (bookworm)
fedoraprojectfedora
oraclelinux
pcrepcre< 8.388.38
phpphp>= 5.5.0 < 5.5.325.5.32
phpphp>= 5.6.0 < 5.6.185.6.18
phpphp>= 7.0.0 < 7.0.37.0.3
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv9.8CRITICAL