Is CVE-2015-8393 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-8393 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8393?

CVE-2015-8393 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2015-8393?

Patch guidance is available from pcre security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-8393.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2015-8393?

5 products: pcre perl compatible regular expression library, fedoraproject fedora, php php, php php, php php.

Description

pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information Disclosure

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PCRE
Published: 12/2/2015
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

pcre : perl_compatible_regular_expression_libraryfedoraproject : fedoraphp : phpphp : phpphp : php

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2015-8393. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2015-8393

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CVE-2015-8393 vulnerability