Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-2325 · published 14 January 2020
CVE-2015-2325: Pcre out-of-bounds read vulnerability
Pcre · Pcre
The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.
Description
The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.html | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1591 | ExploitIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory |
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-015 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.pcre.org/original/changelog.txt | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.html | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1591 | ExploitIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory |
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-15-015 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.pcre.org/original/changelog.txt | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-2325), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
