Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-7230
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7230
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.35%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 85 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-7230
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-7230
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-7230
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26550
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10911
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384801
- http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
Products affected by CVE-2006-7230
- cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*