Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2305
CVE-2015-2305
Description
Integer overflow in the regcomp implementation in the Henry Spencer BSD regex library (aka rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 on 32-bit platforms, as used in NetBSD through 6.1.5 and other products, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large regular expression that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
22- cpe:2.3:a:rxspencer_project:rxspencer:3.8.g5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: alpha3.8.g5
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/clamav&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/php5&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/php7&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 0.99.2-4.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.2-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.6.28-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.14-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.98.7-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.98.7-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.98.7-13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-22.1
Patches
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References
21- guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/14nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/11/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/695940nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT205267nvdThird Party Advisory
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