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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8388
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8388
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2015 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated