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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5073
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5073
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated