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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2325

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2325 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12pcre30, 0, 0
Debian:11pcre30, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 14, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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