Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.88% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GLIB2-5740561
  • published27 Jun 2023
  • disclosed2 Dec 2015

Introduced: 2 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8394  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 glib2 to version 0:2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2107.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2 package and not the glib2 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the (?(<digits>) and (?(R<digits>) conditions, 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 Base Scores

version 3.1