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CVE-2006-7227 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a large number of named subpatterns (name_count) or long subpattern names (max_name_size), which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  11/14/2007

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.8 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-006.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-493.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1052.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10408

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10408
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10408

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*    versions up to (including) 6.6

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-7227
NVD Published Date:
11/14/2007
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017