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CVE-2015-8380
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…
High7.5EPSS 4.4%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- [oss-security] 20151128 Re: Heap Overflow in PCRE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-afafa29551 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 77695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
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