Buffer overflow in Pcre
CVE-2015-3210
Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a differen…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.057 (90.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pcre — versions 8.34, 8.35, 8.36
- Pcre Pcre2 — versions 10.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- RHSA-2016:1132 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 74934 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
- RHSA-2016:2750 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20150601 CVE-2015-3210: PCRE Library Heap Overflow Vulnerability (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- [oss-security] 20151202 Re: Heap Overflow in PCRE (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3210?
- CVE-2015-3210 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pcre, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2015-3210?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.