VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.73%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 6.73% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected: pcre/pcre · php/php · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/opensuse
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091Exploit, Issue Tracking
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changesThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30916Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30944Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30945Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30958Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30961Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30972Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30990Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32454Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/39300Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147Broken Link, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.