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CVE-2015-5073

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 7.67%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-5073
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
7.67%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.