Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-5073
CVE-2015-5073
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.
Affected products
3Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- vcs.pcre.org/pcrenvdExploitVendor Advisory
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLognvdVendor Advisory
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75430nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033154nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/1nvdMailing List
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/3nvdMailing List
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02nvd
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