CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in PCRE up to 8.37 (Programming Tool Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Subroutine Call Handler. The manipulation with the input value (?123)
leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles (?123) subroutine calls and related subroutine calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
The weakness was presented 12/02/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8387 since 12/01/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/28/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89641 (Fedora 22 : mingw-pcre-8.38-1.fc22 (2016-f59a8ff5d0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196440 (Ubuntu Security Notification for pcre3 vulnerabilities (USN-2943-1)).
Upgrading to version 8.38 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89641). See 75660, 79370, 79371 and 79376 for similar entries.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 8.3
- 8.4
- 8.5
- 8.6
- 8.7
- 8.8
- 8.9
- 8.10
- 8.11
- 8.12
- 8.13
- 8.14
- 8.15
- 8.16
- 8.17
- 8.18
- 8.19
- 8.20
- 8.21
- 8.22
- 8.23
- 8.24
- 8.25
- 8.26
- 8.27
- 8.28
- 8.29
- 8.30
- 8.31
- 8.32
- 8.33
- 8.34
- 8.35
- 8.36
- 8.37
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 89641
Nessus Name: Fedora 22 : mingw-pcre-8.38-1.fc22 (2016-f59a8ff5d0)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for pcre3 USN-2943-1
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: PCRE 8.38
Timeline
12/01/2015 🔍12/01/2015 🔍
12/02/2015 🔍
12/03/2015 🔍
02/16/2016 🔍
03/04/2016 🔍
06/28/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: FEDORA-2016-f59a8ff5d0Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8387 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 82990
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Entry
Created: 12/03/2015 09:43Updated: 06/28/2022 11:03
Changes: 12/03/2015 09:43 (44), 04/22/2018 13:27 (26), 06/28/2022 10:58 (3), 06/28/2022 11:03 (1)
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