CVE-2015-8382
The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which
02 Description
The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-12-02 01:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-12-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 59c7614a0d2de81f1348bf6f1dd7925e54ff2f36f12447e360b5d8bcf30342d3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151128 Re: Heap Overflow in PCREhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187225
- www.securityfocus.com76157http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76157
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150804 Re: CVE Request: Information disclosure in pcrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/3
- bugs.exim.orghttps://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1537
- git.php.nethttp://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c351b47ce85a3a147cfa801fa9f0149ab4160834
- bto.bluecoat.comhttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- vcs.pcre.orghttp://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
- vcs.pcre.orghttp://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/pcre_exec.c?r1=1502&r2=1510
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pcre3 Fixed in 2:8.35-7.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- pcre3 Fixed in 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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