CVE-2015-8393 (GCVE-0-2015-8393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-02 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:13
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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