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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2326

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2326 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The pcre_compile2 function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via regular expression with a group containing both a forward referencing subroutine call and a recursive back reference, as demonstrated by "((?+1)(\1))/".

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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