CVE-2015-8391
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
9 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
0.027 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.4%
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.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/
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9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
9 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
0.027 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.4%