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CVE-2015-8382

The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (partially initialized memory and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-2547.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-8382 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from pcre organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-12-02T01:59:05.787

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pcre	perl_compatible_regular_expression_library	8.36	Yes

References

http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c351b47ce85a3a147cfa801fa9f0149ab4160834 ([email protected])
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Exploit ([email protected])
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/pcre_exec.c?r1=1502&r2=1510 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/3 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76157 ([email protected])
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 ([email protected])
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1537 Exploit ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187225 ([email protected])
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c351b47ce85a3a147cfa801fa9f0149ab4160834 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/pcre_exec.c?r1=1502&r2=1510 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76157 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1537 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187225 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For pcre's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.