CVE-2015-8393
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Information disclosure
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174931.htmlAdvisory
- http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82990Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0002/