CVE-2015-2328

NameCVE-2015-2328
DescriptionPCRE before 8.36 mishandles the /((?(R)a|(?1)))+/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pcre3 (PTS)buster2:8.39-12fixed
bullseye2:8.39-13fixed
bookworm, sid, trixie2:8.39-15fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mongodbsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant
pcre3sourcejessie2:8.35-3.3+deb8u2
pcre3source(unstable)2:8.35-7.2low

Notes

CVE for bundled version of pcre3 in mongodb
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-17252
Since 1:2.0.0-1 mongodb uses the system pcre3
[wheezy] - pcre3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - pcre3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1515
Fixed by: http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre?view=revision&revision=1498
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/4

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