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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup | Exploit |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 | Exploit |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637 | Exploit |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2015-12-02 01:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:53
NVD link : CVE-2015-8380
Mitre link : CVE-2015-8380
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8380
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Products Affected
pcre
- perl_compatible_regular_expression_library
fedoraproject
- fedora
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer