Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20155073000
Revision Date:2016-12-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-5073 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-5073
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'pcre3' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '8.12-4ubuntu0.1').
  • BACK