CVE-2006-7227

pcre integer overflow

Published Nov 14, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a large number of named subpatterns (name_count) or long subpattern names (max_name_size), which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1570-1 New kazehakase packages fix execution of arbitrary code
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-7204 Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a large number of named subpatterns (name_count) or long subpattern names (max_name_size), which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:57 PM
Reserved
Nov 14, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 14, 2007, 9:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 7, 2007, 12:00 AM