The regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, and 7.4 before 7.4.19, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted regular expression.
2008-01-09T21:46:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.0
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | postgresql | postgresql | < 7.4.19 | Yes |
Application | postgresql | postgresql | < 8.0.15 | Yes |
Application | postgresql | postgresql | < 8.1.11 | Yes |
Application | postgresql | postgresql | < 8.2.6 | Yes |
Application | tcl | tcl\/tk | < 8.4.17 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 3.1 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.10 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.10 | Yes |