Out-of-Bounds Affecting pcre3 package, versions <2:8.35-7.1ubuntu1.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.44% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-PCRE3-345458
  • published2 Dec 2015
  • disclosed2 Dec 2015

Introduced: 2 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8380  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.10 pcre3 to version 2:8.35-7.1ubuntu1.3 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:15.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based 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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