CVE-2015-8382 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive memory information or cause a denial of service via crafted regular expressions in the PCRE library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8382?
CVE-2015-8382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (partially initialized memory and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-2547.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8382?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8382?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8382 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8382, GHSA-h7q3-3hf3-hv3q, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8382.