CVE-2015-3217
High
Description
PCRE 7.8 and 8.32 through 8.37, and PCRE2 10.10 mishandle group empty matches, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?:(?(1)\\.|([^\\\\W_])?)+)+$/.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Pcre2
PublishedDec 13, 2016
First seenDec 13, 2016
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pcre pcre2 | 10.10 | — |
| pcre pcre | 7.8, 8.32, 8.33, 8.34, 8.35, 8.36, 8.37 | — |
| ibm powerkvm | 2.1, 3.1 | — |
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