ubuntu-cve-2015-8853
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-05-25 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libcgi-fast-perl",
            "binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libperl5.18",
            "binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "perl",
            "binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "perl-base",
            "binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "perl-debug",
            "binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "perl-modules",
            "binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "perl",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/perl@5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.14.2-21build1",
        "5.18.1-4",
        "5.18.1-4build1",
        "5.18.1-5",
        "5.18.2-2",
        "5.18.2-2ubuntu1",
        "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.1",
        "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by \"a\\x80.\"",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8853",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:52Z",
  "published": "2016-05-25T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8853"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8853"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3625-1",
    "USN-3625-2"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2015-8853"
  ]
}



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