CVE-2015-3210 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 13 Dec 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression due to a heap-based buffer overflow in the PCRE library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-3210?

CVE-2015-3210 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3210?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Pcre Pcre, Pcre Pcre2.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3210?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-3210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3210, GHSA-rw29-r7x7-2gmq.