Information Exposure Affecting pcre3 package, versions <2:8.38-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PCRE3-345447
- published 2 Dec 2015
- disclosed 2 Dec 2015
Introduced: 2 Dec 2015
CVE-2015-8393 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 pcre3 to version 2:8.38-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre3 package and not the pcre3 package as distributed by Debian:10.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.