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CRITICALCVSS 9.8

CVE-2015-8391

CVE-2015-8391 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-09-20
Sources
nvd

Summary

The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
PHPphp[object Object], [object Object], [object Object]

References

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