FKIE_CVE-2007-1662

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-07 23:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:38
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
cve@mitre.orghttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
cve@mitre.orghttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27538
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27543
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27554
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27697
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27741
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28136
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28406
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28414
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28714
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28720
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29267
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29420
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30106
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30155
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30219
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.htmlUS Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38275
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38275
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pcre pcre *

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      "value": "La librer\u00eda Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) anterior a 7.3 lee m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del final de una cadena cuando busca corchetes no coincidentes y par\u00e9ntesis, lo cual permite a atacantes locales o remotos (dependiendo del contexto) provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda), posiblemente involucrando referencias hacia delante."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:38:03.700",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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