CVE-2015-8380
EPSS 1.2%Published: 12/2/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8380
Description
The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/pcre3from 0, < 2:8.38-1