CVE-2015-5073
PCRE Heap Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 13, 2016, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 18, 2018, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-5073 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2015-5073.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html | |
| http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?revision=1609&view=markup | Vendor Advisory |
| http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1571 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/1 | Mailing List |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/3 | Mailing List |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75430 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033154 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 | |
| https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1651 | Exploit |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5073 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html [No Types Assigned] -
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] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 [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:ibm:powerkvm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/1 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1571 No Types Assigned http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1571 Vendor Advisory, Exploit Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1651 No Types Assigned https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1651 Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 No Types Assigned http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/3 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75430 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75430 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?revision=1609&view=markup No Types Assigned http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?revision=1609&view=markup Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033154 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033154 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-200
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5073 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5073
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.09 }} 0.35%
score
0.90787
percentile