Description
The gnu regular expression code in file 4.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted document with a large number of line feed characters, which is not well handled by OS/2 REXX regular expressions that use wildcards, as originally reported for AMaViS.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1343-2 | New file packages fix arbitrary code execution |
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-2021 | The gnu regular expression code in file 4.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted document with a large number of line feed characters, which is not well handled by OS/2 REXX regular expressions that use wildcards, as originally reported for AMaViS. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:23:49.634Z
Reserved: 2007-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-2026
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-04-13T18:19:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-2026
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD