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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2371

Original release date:07/07/2008
Last revised:10/31/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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 with an option and contains multiple branches.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (07/08/2008)
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of PCRE as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-133A
Name: TA09-133A
Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-6048
Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00123.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-6025
Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00105.html
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-0833
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0833
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1297
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2780
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2336
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2006
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2006
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2005
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2005
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-628-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-624-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-1
External Source: BID
Name: 31681
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
External Source: BID
Name: 30087
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30087
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081027 rPSA-2008-0305-1 pcre
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497828/100/0/threaded
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:023
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:147
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200807-03
Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1602
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305
Hyperlink:http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-624-2
Hyperlink:http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200811-05
Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 39300
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/39300
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35650
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35074
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32746
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32454
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32454
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32222
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31200
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30990
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30990
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30972
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30972
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30967
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30961
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30961
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30958
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30958
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30945
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30945
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30944
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30944
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30916
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30916
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT090192
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT090192
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT090085
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT090085
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:014
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-05-12
Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-10-09
Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes
Hyperlink:http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091
Hyperlink:http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091

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Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2371