{"action":"Upgrade pcre3 to 2:8.38-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"2:8.38-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"pcre3","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["2:8.38-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBAW1HVHA9EMV936KVPCT0","modified_at":"2026-09-09T07:01:49.420598446Z","published_at":"2015-12-02T01:59:15.323Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8391","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8391"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8391","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8391"}],"summary":"The pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles certain [: nesting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified"}