CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8853

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The S_reghop3, S_reghop4, and 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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt application functionality, leading to service availability issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to Perl version 5.24.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS