CVE-2015-8393

High

Description

pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability91. percentile4.4%
ProductPcre Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library
PublishedDec 2, 2015
First seenDec 2, 2015

How to fix

Update
  • php php5.5.32, 5.6.18, 7.0.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pcre perl_compatible_regular_expression_libraryv ≤ 8.37—
fedoraproject fedora22—
php php5.5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.32, 5.6.0 ≤ v < 5.6.18, 7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.35.5.32, 5.6.18, 7.0.3

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