01 Record
CVE-2016-1283
The pcre_compile2 function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.38 mishandles the
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The pcre_compile2 function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.38 mishandles the
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
- 7.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (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:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. 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
- 2016-01-03 00:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 22:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-01-02
- 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
- f84575310b3635ebe36ecbbd33608ccca068f7ed4c096e1834182009e3606ed3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1132https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
- bugs.exim.orghttps://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1767
- www.slackware.comSSA:2016-172-02http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.343110
- www.securityfocus.com79825http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79825
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-f5af8e27cehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178955.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-65833b5dbchttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178193.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-14
- bto.bluecoat.comhttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
- www.securitytracker.com1034555http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034555
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201607-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pcre3 Fixed in 2:8.38-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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