Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8388
CVE-2015-8388
Description
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
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Affected products
18- cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.37
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/pcre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2
< 8.39-5.1+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.39-5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLognvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdThird 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
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85576nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02nvd
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