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CVE-2008-2371


Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.


Published

2008-07-07T23:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application pcre pcre 7.7 Yes
Application php php ≤ 5.2.7 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 7.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 7.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 9.10 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 8 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 9 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 10.3 Yes

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