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CVE-2015-3210 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regula…

published 2016-12-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3273

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.2%
EPSS 9.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.34 through 8.37 and PCRE2 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?P=B)((?P=B)(?J:(?P<B>c)(?P<B>a(?P=B)))>WGXCREDITS)/, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8384.

Patch / fix

  • pcre3 Debian 12 2:8.35-7.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3210

  • rh-php56 RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.3-1.el6
  • rh-php56 RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 2.3-1.el7
  • rh-php56-php RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el6
  • rh-php56-php RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el7
  • rh-php56-php-gd RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el6
  • rh-php56-php-gd RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el7
  • rh-php56-php-cli RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el6
  • rh-php56-php-cli RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.6.25-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2750RHSA-2016:1132

  • pcre SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12 +12 more 8.39-7.1
  • pcre SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +10 more 8.39-5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:3161-1SUSE-SU-2016:2971-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3210 updated cvss 6.8

pcre: buffer overflow caused by recursive back reference by name within certain group (8.38/4)

  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el6, +34 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +32 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb 10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-test 10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench 10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common 10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-config 10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-errmsg 10.0.25-4.el6, +2 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php56 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el6, +34 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-mariadb100-mariadb 10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-test 10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench 10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common 10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-config 10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-errmsg 10.0.25-4.el7, +2 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +32 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1132
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +24 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2750
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el6, +34 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-runtime 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-scldevel 2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-gd 5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-cli 5.6.25-1.el7, +32 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1132
  • Red Hat Directory Server 8 pcre Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 pcre Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 pcre, glib2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 pcre, glib2, glib2-fam, pcre-tools, glib2-tests, virtuoso-opensource, +1 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 httpd Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 jbcs-httpd24, jbcs-httpd24-runtime
    +2 more products
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 pcre Red Hat Software Collections php54-php, php55-php, php54-php-gd, php55-php-gd, php54-php-cli, php54-php-dba, +53 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

9.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.exim.org https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1636 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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