CVE-2015-8391
Public on 2015-12-02
Modified on 2024-05-13
Description
The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | glib2 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | glib2 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | glib2 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | pcre | 2018-09-05 | ALAS-2018-1076 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | pcre | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | pcre | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |