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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-5089 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2694-1 | PCRE vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2943-1 | PCRE vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:32:32.687Z
Reserved: 2015-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-5073
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-13T16:59:06.097
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-5073
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN