Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre-devel package, versions <0:8.32-15.el7_2.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.42% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PCREDEVEL-2506111
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Dec 2015

Introduced: 2 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8391  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 pcre-devel to version 0:8.32-15.el7_2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1025.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcre-devel package and not the pcre-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

CVSS Scores

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