VDB
CVE-2015-8853
CVE-2015-8853
PUBLISHED
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 13.99% · 94.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
13.99%
94.5th 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
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 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