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    CVE-2015-8391

    The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

    Published:Nov 23, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 2, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.10015
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Pcre
    Product
    Pcre
    Vendor
    Php
    Product
    Php
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Tus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
    http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
    https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
    http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
    https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High