Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20158384000
Revision Date:2015-12-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8384 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description:PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?J)(?'d'(?'d'\g{d}))/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursive back references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror, a related issue to CVE-2015-8392 and CVE-2015-8395.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8384
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND While related to the CVE in some way, the 'pcre3' package in precise is not affected.
  • BACK