Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20158388000
Revision Date:2015-12-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8388 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description:PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, 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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8388
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