CVE-2015-5073
Public on 2016-12-13
Modified on 2024-02-12
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | glib2 | 2023-06-21 | ALAS-2023-1775 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | glib2 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | glib2 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | pcre | 2023-06-05 | ALAS-2023-1767 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | pcre | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | pcre | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |