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CVE-2005-4872 Detail

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.2 does not properly count the number of named capturing subpatterns, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a regular expression with a large number of named subpatterns, which triggers a buffer overflow. 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-006.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27869 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27869 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658 Vendor Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-493.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-493.htm
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-2007-1052.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1052.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11615
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11615

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4872
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.