Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
12/01/2015
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
12/01/2015
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.5 HIGH
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
8 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/4/2018 9:30:01 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1025.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html [No Types Assigned] |
Modified Analysis -
4/7/2017 7:59:10 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-19 |
| Removed |
CWE |
CWE-119 |
|
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/14/2016 9:59:11 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 2:19:39 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74924 [No Types Assigned] |
Modified Analysis -
11/17/2016 4:10:03 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-VD-15-014/ No Types Assigned |
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-VD-15-014/ Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 No Types Assigned |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1 Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html No Types Assigned |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-17252 No Types Assigned |
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-17252 Third Party Advisory |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/3/2016 10:02:41 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html |
Modified Analysis -
12/2/2015 11:30:33 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:8.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-119 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup No Types Assigned |
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup Exploit |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1515 No Types Assigned |
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1515 Exploit |
Initial CVE Analysis -
12/2/2015 10:43:44 AM