CVE-2015-8393 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from binary files via a crafted file processed by pcregrep, affecting systems using PCRE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8393?
CVE-2015-8393 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 2 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8393?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library, Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8393?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8393 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8393, GHSA-795f-fr55-w3f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8393.