CVE-2015-8385 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-2015-8385?
CVE-2015-8385 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Linux, 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 /(?|(\k'Pm')|(?'Pm'))/ pattern and related patterns with certain forward 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8385?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Linux, Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8385?
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-2015-8385 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8385 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8385, GHSA-9pjx-2pvv-2f38, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8385.