CVE-2015-8384 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution 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-2015-8384?
CVE-2015-8384 is a high-severity memory corruption 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
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?J)(?'d'(?'d'\g{d}))/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursive back references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, a related issue to CVE-2015-8392 and CVE-2015-8395.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8384?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8384?
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-2015-8384 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8384 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8384, GHSA-52qf-gwh3-p975.