vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-5073: libpcre: Multiple Vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Dec 13, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-libpcre
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