9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2015-3210
Vulnerability in PCRE Regular Expression Execution
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 13, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 20, 2023, 6:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3210 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 Pcre pcre
2 Pcre pcre2
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-2015-3210.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-3210 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3210 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]

    Dec. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636 No Types Assigned https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934 [No Types Assigned]
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-2015-3210 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-2015-3210 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

13.69 }} -2.74%

score

0.95148

percentile

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