CVE-2015-8393

7.5 HIGH

Published: December 02, 2015 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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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:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.html