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CVE-2006-7228 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-006.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582 Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582 Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773
http://secunia.com/advisories/27776
http://secunia.com/advisories/27776
http://secunia.com/advisories/28027
http://secunia.com/advisories/28027
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
http://secunia.com/advisories/28050
http://secunia.com/advisories/28050
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
http://secunia.com/advisories/29032
http://secunia.com/advisories/29032
http://secunia.com/advisories/29085
http://secunia.com/advisories/29085
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-10.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-10.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:012
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:012
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1063.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1063.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1065.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1065.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383371
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383371
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10810
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10810

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-7228
NVD Published Date:
11/14/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.