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CVE-2015-2326

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.59%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-2326
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.59%

Original NVD Description

The pcre_compile2 function in PCRE before 8.37 allows context-dependent attackers to compile incorrect code and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via regular expression with a group containing both a forward referencing subroutine call and a recursive back reference, as demonstrated by "((?+1)(\1))/".

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