HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2014-8964
MEDIUM

CVE-2014-8964

CWE-119Published: December 16, 2014· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE 8.36 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have other unspecified impact via a crafted regular expression, related to an assertion that allows zero repeats.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2014-8964 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
mariadb1 product(s)
mariadb
openSUSE1 product(s)
opensuse
Oracle1 product(s)
solaris
pcre1 product(s)
pcre
Red Hat6 product(s)
enterprise linux desktopenterprise linux eusenterprise linux serverenterprise linux server ausenterprise linux server tusenterprise linux workstation
Source: NVD CPE · 23 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0534.html
ADVISORYhttp://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145843.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147474.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147511.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147516.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0330.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/6
ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71206
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1166147
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02
ADVISORYhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0534.html
ADVISORYhttp://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145843.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147474.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147511.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147516.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0330.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/6
ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71206
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1166147
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02

All References (32)

→
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0534.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1546Issue Tracking · Permissions Required · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145843.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147474.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147511.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147516.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00014.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0330.htmlThird Party Advisory
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http://www.exim.org/viewvc/pcre?view=revision&revision=1513Broken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:002Broken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:137Broken Link
→
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/6Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71206Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1166147Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2014-8964
CVSS Score5.0 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected6 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 16, 2014

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2014-8964 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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