Buffer overflow in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2016-1283
The pcre_compile2 function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE 8.38 mishandles the /((?:F?+(?:^(?(R)a+\"){99}-))(?J)(?'R'(?'R'<((?'RR'(?'R'\){97)?J)?J)(?'R'(?'R'\){99|(:(?|(?'R')(\k'R')|((?'R')))H'R'R)(H'R))))))/ pattern and related patterns with na…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.024 (85.3th 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
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- Pcre — versions 8.38
- Php
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2016:1132 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- SSA:2016-172-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- 79825 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- FEDORA-2016-f5af8e27ce (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- FEDORA-2016-65833b5dbc (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1283?
- CVE-2016-1283 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1283?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1283 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.