CVE-2006-7230

Medium

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.0 does not properly calculate the amount of memory needed for a compiled regular expression pattern when the (1) -x or (2) -i UTF-8 options change within the pattern, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (PCRE or glibc crash) via crafted regular expressions.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductPcre
PublishedNov 15, 2007
First seenNov 15, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pcre pcrev ≤ 6.9—

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