PCRE before 8.36 mishandles the /(((a\2)|(a*)\g<-1>))*/ pattern and related patterns with certain internal recursive back references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
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Published : 2015-12-02 01:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:53
NVD link : CVE-2015-2327
Mitre link : CVE-2015-2327
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-2327
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Products Affected
pcre
- perl_compatible_regular_expression_library
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer