Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-7230
CVE-2006-7230
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <7.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
28- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
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- secunia.com/advisories/28658nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28714nvd
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- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xmlnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570nvd
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- www.pcre.org/changelog.txtnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26550nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10911nvd
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