UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8853
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8853
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8853.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8853
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:43:31Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The (1) Sreghop3, (2) Sreghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / perl
Package
- Name
- perl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/perl@5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4
Affected versions
5.*
5.14.2-21build1
5.18.1-4
5.18.1-4build1
5.18.1-5
5.18.2-2
5.18.2-2ubuntu1
5.18.2-2ubuntu1.1
5.18.2-2ubuntu1.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "libcgi-fast-perl"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "libperl-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "libperl5.18"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "perl"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "perl-base"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "perl-debug"
},
{
"binary_version": "5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4",
"binary_name": "perl-modules"
}
]
}