NVD

CVE-2007-1662 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 reads past the end of the string when searching for unmatched brackets and parentheses, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), possibly involving forward references.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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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://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
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://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-200805-11.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399	Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399	Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html	US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38275
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:28:52 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
Added	Reference	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Added	Reference	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Added	Reference	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
Added	Reference	http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
Added	Reference	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38275
Added	Reference	https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
Added	Reference	https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
Added	Reference	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1662
NVD Published Date:
11/07/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2007-1662 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

CPEs loading, please wait.

Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:28:52 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:44:06 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/16/2018 12:39:57 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/03/2018 5:46:50 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 7/28/2017 9:30:53 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 11/08/2007 8:44:00 AM

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