CVE-2006-7226

pcre miscalculation of memory requirements for repeated subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference

Published Dec 3, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-7203 Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:57 PM
Reserved
Nov 13, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 3, 2007, 8:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 13, 2007, 12:00 AM