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
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pcre | Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library | <= 8.37 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 22 |
| Php | Php | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.32 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.htThird Party Advisory
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markupBroken LinkRelease Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-cThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.htThird Party Advisory
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markupBroken LinkRelease Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-cThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02Third Party Advisory
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.