#VU87883 Buffer overflow in PCRE - CVE-2015-8391
Published: March 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87883
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8391
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PCRE
PCRE
Software vendor:
PCRE
PCRE
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE mishandles certain [: nesting. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- 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.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
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
- https://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
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/