CVE-2015-8380
PCRE Denial of Service Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 2, 2015, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8380 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8380
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-8380.
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-2015-8380 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8380 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]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html No Types Assigned https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/29-Heap-Overflow-in-PCRE.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 No Types Assigned https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173700.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77695 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup No Types Assigned http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 Exploit Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637 No Types Assigned https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637 Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8380 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8380
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Exploit Prediction
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6.68 }} -0.65%
score
0.92740
percentile