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    CVE-2008-2371

    Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.

    Published:Jun 26, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 7, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.04128
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Pcre
    Product
    Pcre
    Vendor
    Php
    Product
    Php

    Exploits

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091
    http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30916
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30944
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30945
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30958
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30961
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30972
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30990
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32454
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39300
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497828/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30087
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2005
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2006
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0833
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00105.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00123.html
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091
    http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30916
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30944
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30945
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30958
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30961
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30972
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30990
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32454
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39300
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497828/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30087
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2005
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2006
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0833
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00105.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00123.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High