6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-2305
NetBSD Henry Spencer Regular Expression Library Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

Integer overflow in the regcomp implementation in the Henry Spencer BSD regex library (aka rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 on 32-bit platforms, as used in NetBSD through 6.1.5 and other products, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large regular expression that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2015, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 16, 2022, 1:29 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-2305 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2305 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Php php
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Rxspencer_project rxspencer
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-2305.

URL Resource
http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/11/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/695940 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1 Third Party Advisory
https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Profile Photo
SRVRS094ADM/ClamAV

ClamAV

Makefile Shell M4

Updated: 7 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 26, 2017, 12:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-2305 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2305 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html No Types Assigned http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/14 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/11/8 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/11/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php No Types Assigned http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/ Exploit https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205267 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-189
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.39 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.23 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.6.0 up to (excluding) 5.6.7
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205267
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Desbordamiento de enteros en la implementación regcomp en la libraría Henry Spencer BSD regex (también conocido como rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 en las plataformas de 32 bits, utilizado en NetBSD hasta 6.1.5 y otros productos, podría permitir a atacantes dependientes de contexto ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una expresión regular grande que conlleva a un desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica.
    Added Translation Desbordamiento de enteros en la implementación regcomp en la librería Henry Spencer BSD regex (también conocido como rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 en las plataformas de 32 bits, utilizado en NetBSD hasta 6.1.5 y otros productos, podría permitir a atacantes dependientes de contexto ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una expresión regular grande que conlleva a un desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947
    Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rxspencer_project:rxspencer:3.8.g5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rxspencer_project:rxspencer:3.8.g5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rxspencer_project:rxspencer:3.8.g5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/ No Types Assigned https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/695940 US Govt Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/695940 Advisory, US Govt Resource
    Added CWE CWE-189
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2305 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-2305 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.56 }} -0.18%

score

0.77132

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: