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CVE-2015-8388

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.59%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-12-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Java. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-8388
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.59%
Java

Original NVD Description

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.