Description
The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."
Published: 2016-05-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 14.0% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8718 The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-1 Perl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3625-2 Perl vulnerabilities
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.10529}

epss

{'score': 0.07592}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.074Z

Reserved: 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8853

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-25T15:59:01.473

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

Link: CVE-2015-8853

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-01-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8853 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses