CVE-2015-5073 Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap...
CriticalCVSS 9.1
EPSS 7.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/pcre3(Debian:12) | < 2:8.35-7 | 2:8.35-7 |
| ibm powerkvm | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
| ibm powerkvm | = 3.1 | No fix listed |
| pcre | <= 8.37 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-5073 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1025 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2750 vendor-advisory
- vcs.pcre.org vendor-advisory
- vcs.pcre.org exploit vendor-advisory
- www-01.ibm.com third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150626 CVE Request: PCRE Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength() mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150626 Re: CVE Request: PCRE Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength() mailing-list
- www.oracle.com
- 75430 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 1033154 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:1132 vendor-advisory
- bugs.exim.org exploit
- GLSA-201607-02 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking