CVE-2015-8391

CVSS V2 High 9 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-8391
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2015-12-02T01:59:15
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-16T14:15:13
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 8.38
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.5.0 5.5.32
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.6.0 5.6.18
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.0.0 7.0.3
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 8.5
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9.8
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html Third Party Advisory
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 Permissions Required
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8391
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8391
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:52:49 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 07:20:29 2015-12-02T01:59Z 2015-12-02T01:59:15 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 07:20:29 2022-08-05T14:30:19 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 07:20:29 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-16 17:05:05 2023-02-16T14:15:13 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-16 17:05:05 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-16 17:05:06 References updated