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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8389
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8389
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?:|a|){100}x/ pattern and related patterns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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