CVE-2006-7226
published 2007-12-03CVE-2006-7226: Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a…
PriorityP414medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
1.60%
73.1th percentile
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | glib2.0 | < glib2.0 2.14.3-1 (bookworm) | glib2.0 2.14.3-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | pcre3 | < glib2.0 2.14.3-1 (bookworm) | glib2.0 2.14.3-1 (bookworm) |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv4.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.3LOW
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-pjwm-g353-8cr7: Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-7226 [MEDIUM] GHSA-pjwm-g353-8cr7: Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
OSV
CVE-2006-7226: Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6
osv·2007-12-03·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2006-7226 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-7226: Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
Red Hat
pcre miscalculation of memory requirements for repeated subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference
vendor_redhat·2007-11-13·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2006-7226 [MEDIUM] pcre miscalculation of memory requirements for repeated subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference
pcre miscalculation of memory requirements for repeated subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
Debian
CVE-2006-7226: glib2.0 - Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly c...
vendor_debian·2006·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2006-7226 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-7226: glib2.0 - Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly c...
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 does not properly calculate the compiled memory allocation for regular expressions that involve a quantified "subpattern containing a named recursion or subroutine reference," which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash).
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.14.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.14.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.14.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.14.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.14.3-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28041http://secunia.com/advisories/28658http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htmhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txthttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.htmlhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26727https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384781https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40020https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11545http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28041http://secunia.com/advisories/28658http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htmhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txthttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.htmlhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26727https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384781https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40020https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11545
2007-12-03
Published