CVE-2006-7230

pcre miscalculation of memory requirements if options are changed during pattern compilation

Published Nov 15, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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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-2006-7207 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:57 PM
Reserved
Nov 15, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 15, 2007, 7:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 20, 2007, 12:00 AM