CVE-2015-3210

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: December 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74934
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.2%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pcre