CVE-2015-8380
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 None
Description
The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-8380
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2015-12-02T01:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-01T01:29:25
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.37 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup | Exploit |
| https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637 | Exploit |
| https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 | Exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8380 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8380 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:40:39 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 07:20:02 | 2015-12-02T01:59Z | 2015-12-02T01:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 07:20:02 | 2017-07-01T01:29:25 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 07:20:02 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |