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Vulnerability details: VCID-tx1n-v7bn-7uhw
Vulnerability ID VCID-tx1n-v7bn-7uhw
Aliases CVE-2015-8381
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libpcre, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
epss 0.05803 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8381
Reference id Reference type URL
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8381.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8381
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa128
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1667
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1672
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8381
http://vcs.pcre.org/pcre/code/trunk/ChangeLog?view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/29/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76187
1287711 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287711
795539 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=795539
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pcre:perl_compatible_regular_expression_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-8381 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8381
GLSA-201607-02 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
RHSA-2016:1132 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
RHSA-2016:2750 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2750
USN-2943-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2943-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8381
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.90472
EPSS Score 0.05803
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:47.977514+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 38.0.0