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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-1283
Adobe PCRE Regular Expression Denial of Service and Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The pcre_compile2 function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.38 mishandles the /((?:F?+(?:^(?(R)a+\"){99}-))(?J)(?'R'(?'R'<((?'RR'(?'R'\){97)?J)?J)(?'R'(?'R'\){99|(:(?|(?'R')(\k'R')|((?'R')))H'R'R)(H'R))))))/ pattern and related patterns with named subgroups, 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 :

Jan. 3, 2016, 12:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 20, 2022, 4:58 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1283 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-2016-1283 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Php php
1 Oracle solaris
1 Pcre pcre
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 4
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-2016-1283.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178193.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178955.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79825 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034555 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.343110 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1767 Exploit Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-14 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).

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Born at : Feb. 24, 2016, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1283 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1283 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]

    Jul. 20, 2022

    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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178193.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178193.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178955.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178955.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79825 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79825 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034555 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034555 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.343110 No Types Assigned http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.343110 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, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1767 Exploit https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1767 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, 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 Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-14 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-14 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.6.0 up to (excluding) 5.6.32 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.25 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (excluding) 7.1.11
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-14 [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]

    Mar. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 [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. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034555 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178193.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178955.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.343110 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79825 [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/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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 https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1767 No Types Assigned https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1767 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2016

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

1.63 }} 0.02%

score

0.87812

percentile

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