GHSA-795F-FR55-W3F9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:37 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:54
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Details

pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8393"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-12-02T01:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.",
  "id": "GHSA-795f-fr55-w3f9",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:54:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:37:57Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8393"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990"
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    }
  ]
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