MEDIUM
pcre integer overflow
Published Nov 14, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.66%
Description
Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
pcre-0:3.4-2.4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
php-0:4.1.2-2.20
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
pcre-0:3.9-10.4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1063
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
python-0:2.2.3-6.8
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pcre-0:4.5-4.el4_6.6
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
python-0:2.3.4-14.4.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pcre-0:6.6-2.el5_1.7
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1059
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | pcre-0:3.4-2.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1065 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | php-0:4.1.2-2.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0546 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | python-0:1.5.2-43.72.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | pcre-0:3.9-10.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1063 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | python-0:2.2.3-6.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pcre-0:4.5-4.el4_6.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1068 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | python-0:2.3.4-14.4.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pcre-0:6.6-2.el5_1.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1059 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.66% 0.03661
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03661
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 89.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 88.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02881) | 85.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.52% (0.05518) | 83.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02881) | 85.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 2.11% (0.02112) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 88.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02007) | 87.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.06% (0.02057) | 87.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (53)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29085 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29785 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30106 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30155 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31124 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1063.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7228 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383371 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7228
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10810 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7228
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 14, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2007
Link CVE-2006-7228
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a