CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-7230

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.0 does not properly calculate the amount of memory needed for a compiled regular expression pattern when the (1) -x or (2) -i UTF-8 options change within the pattern, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (PCRE or glibc crash) via crafted regular expressions.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pcre3Debian
Fixed in:7.0-1CVE-2006-7230
Fixed in:7.0-1CVE-2006-7230

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days
74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

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