Description
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.
Published: 2015-12-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8275 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2943-1 PCRE vulnerabilities
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Fedoraproject Fedora
Pcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library
Php Php
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.659Z

Reserved: 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8393

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-02T01:59:17.527

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8393

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Publid Date: 2015-11-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8393 - Bugzilla

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