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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DSA-1570-1 | New kazehakase packages fix execution of arbitrary code |
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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: 2024-08-07T20:57:40.739Z
Reserved: 2007-11-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-7230

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-11-15T19:46:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2006-7230


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