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CVE-2015-8387

pcre: Integer overflow in subroutine calls (8.38/8)

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Severity

Unknown

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · November 23, 2015

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound