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CVE-2015-8391
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-12-02T01:59:15.323 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:34:26.640

Summary

The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

Affected products

pcre — pcre

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References

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