CVE-2015-8385
EPSS 5.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8385
To remediate CVE-2015-8385, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pcre3—upgrade to 2:8.38-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8385 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:8.38-1