CVE-2006-7228 Integer overflow in n/a
Integer overflow in PCRE library allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted regular expressions with large values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-7228?
CVE-2006-7228 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pcre Pcre.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7228?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-7228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7228, GHSA-hw27-4fxg-c8f3.