The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern and related patterns involving (*ACCEPT), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (partially initialized memory and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, aka ZDI-CAN-2547.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pcre | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pcre3 | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 2, 2015 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade php-recodeUpgrade php-gdUpgrade php-xmlrpcUpgrade php-cliUpgrade php-xmlUpgrade php-processUpgrade php-ldapUpgrade phpUpgrade php-soapUpgrade php-commonUpgrade php-pgsqlUpgrade php-pdoUpgrade php-odbcUpgrade php-mysql | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade libpcreposix0Upgrade pcre-devel-staticUpgrade pcre-toolsUpgrade libpcrecpp0-32bitUpgrade libpcre1-32bitUpgrade libpcre16-0Upgrade pcre-develUpgrade libpcre1Upgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade libpcrecpp0 | Dec 2, 2016 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpcre3 | Apr 4, 2016 | Dec 1, 2015 |
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