Multiple vulnerabilities in PCRE
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-8386 CVE-2015-8390 CVE-2015-8394 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-908 CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PCRE Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | PCRE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU77576
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8386
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption using a JavaScript RegExp object and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPCRE: 8.00 - 8.37
External linkshttp://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
http://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Use of uninitialized resource
EUVDB-ID: #VU77578
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8390
CWE-ID:
CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources when processing the [: and \ substrings in character classes. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger uninitialized usage of resources and bypass implemented security mechanisms.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPCRE: 8.00 - 8.37
External linkshttp://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
http://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU77577
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8394
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing the (?() and (?(R) conditions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPCRE: 8.00 - 8.37
External linkshttp://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
http://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
