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CVE-2006-7230 Details

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.0 does not properly calculate the amount of memory needed for a compiled regular expression pattern when the (1) -x or (2) -i UTF-8 options change within the pattern, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (PCRE or glibc crash) via crafted regular expressions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384801	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10911	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html	CVE
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26550	CVE
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384801	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10911	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html	[email protected]
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26550	[email protected]

see all 56 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pcre pcre	<= 6.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]