CVE-2015-8380
EPSS 1.2%
Description
The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
How to fix CVE-2015-8380
To remediate CVE-2015-8380, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pcre3—upgrade to 2:8.38-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8380 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:8.38-1