CVE-2015-8385: oracle linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-8385 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in oracle linux. EPSS estimates a 5.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 02-12-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?|(\k'Pm')|(?'Pm'))/ pattern and related patterns with certain forward references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.62% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- pcre3< 2:8.38-1
Oracle1 product
- linuxEOL7
Pcre1 product
Ubuntu1 product
- pcre3< 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2
4 vendors · 4 products
References
14 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023886X Refsource CONFIRM
- bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128X Refsource CONFIRM
- vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markupX Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryREPORT
