CVE-2015-3210
Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.16% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- pcre/pcre2 · pcre/pcre
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.