UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2326

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CVE-2015-2326
Published: 01 Apr 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Apr 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The pcre_compile2 function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via regular expression with a group containing both a forward referencing subroutine call and a recursive back reference, as demonstrated by "((?+1)(\1))/".

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•pcre3

    < 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.1

References (4)