46690 : Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) pcre_compile.c Crafted Pattern Handling Overflow
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Disclosure

Jun 30, 2008

Discovery

Jun 18, 2008

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Exploit

Unknown

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Keywords

HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085

Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : 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.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.8 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-2371 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 30916 30944 30945 30958 30961 30967 30972 30990 31200 32222 32454 32746 35074 35650
FrSIRT Advisory: ADV-2008-2005 ADV-2008-2006
Other Advisory URL: HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00183.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2008-July/000727.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00105.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
Mail List Post: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01756421

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