CVE-2008-0674 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 18 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression with high Unicode code points in the PCRE 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-2008-0674?

CVE-2008-0674 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in PCRE before 7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a character class with a large number of characters with Unicode code points greater than 255.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0674?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pcre Pcre.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0674?

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-2008-0674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0674, DSA-1499-1, DTSA-115-1, GHSA-8m98-qjh5-33jj.