CVE-2006-7227 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in the PCRE library allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted regular expressions with many named subpatterns.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-7227?
CVE-2006-7227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a large number of named subpatterns (name_count) or long subpattern names (max_name_size), which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7227?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pcre Pcre.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7227?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-7227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7227, GHSA-vqwh-px94-7wr8.