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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8382
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8382
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (partially initialized memory and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-2547.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2015 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated