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CVE-2015-8391

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 2, 2015
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-119
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected products and versions

  • PHP — From 5.5.0 (including) to 5.5.32 (excluding)
  • PHP — From 5.6.0 (including) to 5.6.18 (excluding)
  • PHP — From 7.0.0 (including) to 7.0.3 (excluding)

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • rhn.redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html Third Party Advisory
  • rhn.redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html Third Party Advisory
  • vcs.pcre.org http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Broken Link
  • www-01.ibm.com http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 Third Party Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.oracle.com http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 Third Party Advisory
  • bto.bluecoat.com https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 Permissions Required
  • h20566.www2.hpe.com https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 Third Party Advisory
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 Third Party Advisory
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record