CVE-2015-8391

pcre: inefficient posix character class syntax check (8.38/16)

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función pcre_compile en pcre_compile.c en PCRE en versiones anteriores a 8.38 no maneja correctamente cierta anidación [: , lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de una expresión regular manipulada, según lo demostrado por un objeto JavaScript RegExp encontrado por Konqueror.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server. The rh-php56 packages provide a recent stable release of PHP with PEAR 1.9.5 and enhanced language features including constant expressions, variadic functions, arguments unpacking, and the interactive debuger. The memcache, mongo, and XDebug extensions are also included. The rh-php56 Software Collection has been upgraded to version 5.6.25, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. Security Fixes in the rh-php56-php component have been added.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-01 CVE Reserved
2015-12-02 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup	Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990	Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html	2023-02-16
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html	2023-02-16
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html	2023-02-16
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132	2023-02-16
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02	2023-02-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8391	2016-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287671	2016-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pcre Search vendor "Pcre"		Pcre Search vendor "Pcre" for product "Pcre"				< 8.38 Search vendor "Pcre" for product "Pcre" and version " < 8.38"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Php Search vendor "Php"		Php Search vendor "Php" for product "Php"				>= 5.5.0 < 5.5.32 Search vendor "Php" for product "Php" and version " >= 5.5.0 < 5.5.32"		-		Affected
Php Search vendor "Php"		Php Search vendor "Php" for product "Php"				>= 5.6.0 < 5.6.18 Search vendor "Php" for product "Php" and version " >= 5.6.0 < 5.6.18"		-		Affected
Php Search vendor "Php"		Php Search vendor "Php" for product "Php"				>= 7.0.0 < 7.0.3 Search vendor "Php" for product "Php" and version " >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.3"		-		Affected