Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20158391000
Revision Date:2015-12-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8391 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
Description:The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) 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-2015-8391
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND The 'pcre3' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2').
  • BACK