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CVE-2007-1659 Details

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via regex patterns containing unmatched "\Q\E" sequences with orphan "\E" codes.

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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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976 CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pcre pcre
<= 7.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1659
NVD Published Date:
Nov 7, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-1659 Details - Not Deferred