CVE-2007-4768 Memory corruption in n/a
Heap-based buffer overflow in PCRE library allows arbitrary code execution via crafted regex patterns, affecting applications using the library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-4768?
CVE-2007-4768 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a singleton Unicode sequence in a character class in a regex pattern, which is incorrectly optimized.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4768?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pcre Pcre.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4768?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-4768 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4768 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4768, GHSA-jq5c-rgv9-cw8p.