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CVE-2008-2371

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 2.0
Published
July 7, 2008
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
secalert@redhat.com
Weakness
CWE-787
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.

Affected products and versions

  • PHP — From 5.2.0 (including) to 5.2.7 (including)

References

  • bugs.gentoo.org http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091 Exploit, Issue Tracking
  • ftp.gnome.org http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes Third Party Advisory
  • lists.apple.com http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Mailing List
  • lists.apple.com http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Mailing List
  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30916 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30944 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30945 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30958 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30961 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30972 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/30990 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/32454 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Not Applicable
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/39300 Not Applicable
  • security.gentoo.org http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml Third Party Advisory
  • support.apple.com http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Third Party Advisory
  • support.apple.com http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Third Party Advisory
  • ubuntu.com http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2 Third Party Advisory
  • wiki.rpath.com http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
  • www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602 Third Party Advisory
  • www.gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml Third Party Advisory
  • www.mandriva.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
  • www.mandriva.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497828/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30087 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-1 Third Party Advisory
  • www.ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 Third Party Advisory
  • www.us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
  • www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2005 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
  • www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2006 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
  • www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
  • www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
  • www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
  • www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0833 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
  • www.redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00105.html Third Party Advisory
  • www.redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00123.html Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record