CVE-2006-7230

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 15 Nov 2007, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 20:57

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.3 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.78% LOW
3% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Nov 2007, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 20:57
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.78%• Percentile: 86%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • pcre•pcre

    ≤ 6.9

References (28)