CVE-2015-8391
PCRE Regular Expression Denial of Service (DoS)
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 2, 2015, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 16, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8391 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8391
vulnerability.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-8391 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8391 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]
Feb. 16, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.32 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.6.0 up to (excluding) 5.6.18 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.3 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html Third Party Advisory 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://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup No Types Assigned http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Broken Link 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 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 No Types Assigned https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 No Types Assigned https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.37 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.38 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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] -
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. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 [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/2016-January/174931.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/82990 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 -
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:C) Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8391 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-2015-8391
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.76 }} 0.03%
score
0.90738
percentile