The pcre_exec function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles a // pattern with a \01 string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:LAu:NImpact
C:PI:PA:P7.5/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P