# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8393, GHSA-795f-fr55-w3f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8393

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8393?

It affects 3 products.


Products: 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.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8393 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8393/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8393/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8393
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8393
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8393

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8393/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.