CVE-2015-8382
EPSS 1.8%
Description
The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (partially initialized memory and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-2547.
How to fix CVE-2015-8382
To remediate CVE-2015-8382, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pcre3—upgrade to 2:8.35-7.2 or later
Is CVE-2015-8382 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:8.35-7.2