CVE-2015-8853

The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of…

published May 25, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
84.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, 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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02553 · 84.9th percentile
Published
2016-05-25T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 MAY 15:00Z
    The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of…
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