### [CVE-2015-8391](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8391)
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### Description

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 other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/RedHatSatellite/satellite-host-cve