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CVE-2015-8393 (GCVE-0-2015-8393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-02 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:13
VLAI
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-11-23 00:00
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      "title": "pcre: pcregrep -q is not always quiet (8.38/28)",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8393.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "critical",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-01T02:25:32Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-8393",
      "id": "CVE-2015-8393",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:12:16Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "15",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "133",
      "product_status:recommended": "128",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2015-8393",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2015-8393.json",
      "version": "13"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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