Integer overflow in PCRE - CVE-2015-8394

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77577

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8394

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The 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.

PCRE
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
IBM Intelligent Operations Center
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Security Verify Governance
IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
Db2 Big SQL
IBM OpenPages with Watson
dashDB Local
Storage Protect Server
IBM Cloud Pak System
glib2
pcre
IBM DB2 LUW

Install updates from vendor's website.

PCRE - update to 8.38
Db2 Big SQL - update to 7.6.2
dashDB Local - update to 11.5.9.0
IBM Cloud Pak System - addressed in versions 2.3.4.1, 2.3.5.0
glib2 - update to 2.36.3-5.26
IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager - update to 6.2.0.5.4
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.15
Storage Protect Server - update to 8.1.22
pcre - update to 8.21-7.9
pcre - update to 8.38-1.fc22
IBM DB2 LUW - addressed in versions 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4 FP7, 11.5.0, 11.5.8

• http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
• https://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
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in PCRE
• Amazon Linux AMI update for pcre
• Amazon Linux AMI update for glib2
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Application Performance Management
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages with Watson
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Remote Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM dashDB Local
• Fedora 22 update for pcre
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Big SQL on IBM Cloud Pak for Data