DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2325

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CVE-2015-2325
Published: 14 Jan 2020, 17:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Jan 2020, 17:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The compile_branch function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash), or possibly have other unspecified impact via a regular expression with a group containing a forward reference repeated a large number of times within a repeated outer group that has a zero minimum quantifier.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•pcre3

    < 2:8.35-7.2 | < 2:8.35-7.2

References (1)