HIGH · 7.3

CVE-2015-8387

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles (?123) subroutine calls and related subroutine calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impac...

Vulnerability Description

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles (?123) subroutine calls and related subroutine calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

CVSS Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
PcrePerl Compatible Regular Expression Library<= 8.37
FedoraprojectFedora22
PhpPhp>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.32

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-8387?

CVE-2015-8387 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH). PCRE before 8.38 mishandles (?123) subroutine calls and related subroutine calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impac...

How severe is CVE-2015-8387?

CVE-2015-8387 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8387?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library, Fedoraproject Fedora, Php Php.