VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8388
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-12-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-185: Incorrect Regular Expression
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108