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TI-2015-04255 Aliases CVE-2015-5073GHSA-r9r2-m4cw-3hgp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07673 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 4 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.37VulnerablePCRE
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.37 Vulnerable ·PCRE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:2750 Released 2016-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-php56 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
  • RHSA-2016:1132 Released 2016-05-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-mariadb100-mariadb security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
  • RHSA-2016:1025 Released 2016-05-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    pcre security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) pcre-8.32-15.el7_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) pcre-devel-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-static-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-tools-8.32-15.el7_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) pcre-8.32-15.el7_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) pcre-devel-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-static-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-tools-8.32-15.el7_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) pcre-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-8.32-15.el7_2.1.ppc, pcre-devel-8.32-15.el7_2.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) pcre-static-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-static-8.32-15.el7_2.1.ppc, pcre-tools-8.32-15.el7_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) pcre-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-devel-8.32-15.el7_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) pcre-static-8.32-15.el7_2.1, pcre-tools-8.32-15.el7_2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1025
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:2750
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:2750
Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Directory Server 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9r2-m4cw-3hgp

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 6

Other 3

Sources

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