CVE-2015-8393
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that
02 Description
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that
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
- 4.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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 00:00Z10 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
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ed394ff137a54a7977e877f38f51d60d94ee5f68c8304705e4f67d00f8461501
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
- www.securityfocus.com82990http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-eb896290d3http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- bto.bluecoat.comhttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- vcs.pcre.orghttp://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201607-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pcre3 Fixed in 2:8.38-1
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.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.