CVE-2015-2305
Description
Integer overflow in the regcomp implementation in the Henry Spencer BSD regex library (aka rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 on 32-bit platforms, as used in NetBSD through 6.1.5 and other products, might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large regular expression that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 15.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2305
- http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/14
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/11/8
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/695940
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1
- https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/full-disclosure-heap-overflow-in-h-spencers-regex-library-on-32-bit-systems/
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.