CVE-2015-2326
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.57%Published: 1/14/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2326
Description
The pcre_compile2 function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via regular expression with a group containing both a forward referencing subroutine call and a recursive back reference, as demonstrated by "((?+1)(\1))/".
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/pcre3from 0, < 2:8.35-7.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |