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CVE-2015-2305
Published:March 30, 2015
Updated:June 23, 2026
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.
Related Resources (24)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3195
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00005.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143403519711434&w=2
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2594-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031947
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00002.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2572-1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/11/8
http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72611
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
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/695940
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2305
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-2305
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/14
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2305
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.8
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190
EPSS
Base Score:
8.37