Description
The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.
Published: 2020-01-14
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2418 The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2694-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2943-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:10:15.978Z

Reserved: 2015-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2325

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-14T17:15:12.080

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:27:13.130

Link: CVE-2015-2325

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-03-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-2325 - Bugzilla

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