CVE-2008-2371

Publication date 7 July 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
erlang 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 1:13.b.1-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 1:12.b.5-dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 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 in 7.6-2.1ubuntu1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 7.4-1ubuntu2.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.10.3
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.04.3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 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 in 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.3
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 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

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Package Patch details
erlang
php5

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