CVE-2008-2371

Publication date 7 July 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
erlang	9.10 karmic	Fixed 1:13.b.1-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1:12.b.5-dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 1:12.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
pcre3	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 7.6-2.1ubuntu1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 7.4-1ubuntu2.1
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.10.3
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.04.3
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 7.4-0ubuntu0.6.06.3
php5	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.3
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.4
	7.04 feisty	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

kees did pcre3 update php5 on dapper and feisty is not vulnerable jdstrand sponsored erlang update for karmic and lucid

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
erlang	Upstream: bb6370a Debdiff: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/erlang/+bug/535090
php5	Other: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/pcre/pcrelib/pcre_compile.c?r1=1.1.2.1.2.6.2.4&r2=1.1.2.1.2.6.2.5&view=patch

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-628-1
PHP vulnerabilities
23 July 2008

USN-624-2
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