The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
References
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 02:38
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup - Exploit | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 - Exploit | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637 - Exploit | |
References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 - |
Information
Published : 2015-12-02 01:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:38
NVD link : CVE-2015-8380
Mitre link : CVE-2015-8380
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8380
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Products Affected
pcre
- perl_compatible_regular_expression_library
fedoraproject
- fedora
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer