Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre3 package, versions <1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.62% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PCRE3-345307
  • published2 Dec 2015
  • disclosed2 Dec 2015

Introduced: 2 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8385  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 pcre3 to version 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?|(\k'Pm')|(?'Pm'))/ pattern and related patterns with certain forward references, 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

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