Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-2328
CVE-2015-2328
Description
PCRE before 8.36 mishandles the /((?(R)a|(?1)))+/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLognvdExploit
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-VD-15-014/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-17252nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvd
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74924nvd
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