CVE-2015-3210

NameCVE-2015-3210
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.
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Debian Bugs787433

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pcre3 (PTS)buster2:8.39-12fixed
bullseye2:8.39-13fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm2:8.39-15fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pcre3sourcesqueeze(not affected)
pcre3sourcewheezy(not affected)
pcre3sourcejessie2:8.35-3.3+deb8u1
pcre3source(unstable)2:8.35-7.2787433

Notes

[wheezy] - pcre3 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[squeeze] - pcre3 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636
Fixed by: http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1558
Affected code refactored in: http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1359 (8.34)
Issue then introduced by: http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1361

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