gsd-2015-8388
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2015-8388


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    "description": "PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?\u003c=(?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.",
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          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2019-12-27T16:08Z",
      "publishedDate": "2015-12-02T01:59Z"
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}


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