Description
Buffer overflow in PCRE before 7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a character class with a large number of characters with Unicode code points greater than 255.
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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-1499-1 | New pcre3 packages fix arbitrary code execution |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-581-1 | PCRE vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.697Z
Reserved: 2008-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-0674
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-02-18T23:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-0674
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN