Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting php55-php-opcache package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.46% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PHP55PHPOPCACHE-11369480
  • published2 Aug 2025
  • disclosed23 Jun 2015

Introduced: 23 Jun 2015

CVE-2015-8388  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 php55-php-opcache.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php55-php-opcache package and not the php55-php-opcache package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer 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