Description
The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) 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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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2943-1 | PCRE vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.678Z
Reserved: 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-8391
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-12-02T01:59:15.323
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-8391
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Ubuntu USN