CVE-2007-2026

Published Apr 13, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The gnu regular expression code in file 4.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted document with a large number of line feed characters, which is not well handled by OS/2 REXX regular expressions that use wildcards, as originally reported for AMaViS.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1343-2 New file packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2021 The gnu regular expression code in file 4.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted document with a large number of line feed characters, which is not well handled by OS/2 REXX regular expressions that use wildcards, as originally reported for AMaViS.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:23 PM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2007, 6:19 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM