VDB
CVE-2015-8853
CVE-2015-8853
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."
EPSS 2.55% · 84.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.55%
84.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | perl | 0, 5.18.1-4, 5.18.1-4build1 |
Timeline
- May 25, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 24, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8853 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/5 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8853 third-party-advisory