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TI-2014-07314 Aliases CVE-2014-8964GHSA-86jv-65cg-v7gc

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.36 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a…

Priority LOW 32CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.36 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted regular expression, related to an assertion that allows zero repeats.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06505 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.36VulnerablePCRE
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.0 to before 10.0.18VulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.36 Vulnerable ·PCRE
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0 to before 10.0.18 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:0330 Released 2015-03-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    pcre security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) pcre-8.32-14.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) pcre-devel-8.32-14.el7, pcre-static-8.32-14.el7, pcre-tools-8.32-14.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) pcre-8.32-14.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) pcre-devel-8.32-14.el7, pcre-static-8.32-14.el7, pcre-tools-8.32-14.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) pcre-8.32-14.el7, pcre-8.32-14.el7.ppc, pcre-devel-8.32-14.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) pcre-static-8.32-14.el7, pcre-static-8.32-14.el7.ppc, pcre-tools-8.32-14.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) pcre-8.32-14.el7, pcre-devel-8.32-14.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) pcre-static-8.32-14.el7, pcre-tools-8.32-14.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0330
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8964
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86jv-65cg-v7gc

References

Advisory 14

Other 1

Sources

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