VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-7225
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.60%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.60% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- perl/pcre
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
- http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.htmlPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26725
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384761
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10985
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
- http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.htmlPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26725
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384761
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10985
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.