Is CVE-2015-5073 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-5073 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-5073?

CVE-2015-5073 has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2015-5073?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-5073.

Which products are affected by CVE-2015-5073?

3 products: ibm powerkvm, ibm powerkvm, pcre pcre.

Fix CVE-2015-5073 - CRITICAL ibm powerkvm

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing parenthesis.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors CWE-200 · Information Disclosure

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 12/13/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ibm : powerkvmibm : powerkvmpcre : pcre

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2015-5073. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 3 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2015-5073

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CVE-2015-5073 vulnerability