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CVE-2005-2491
Integer overflow in pcre_compile.c in Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE)...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in pcre_compile.c in Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) before 6.2, as used in multiple products such as Python, Ethereal, and PHP, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via quantifier values in regular expressions, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112606064317223&w=2
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-216.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-08.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14620
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427046/100/0/threaded
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-02.xml
- http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22875
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1659
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16502
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428138/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16679
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-817
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1511
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/604
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428138/100/0/threaded
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-223.pdf
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-761.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_49_php.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-819
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4320
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-358.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1496
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-821
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://www.php.net/release_4_4_1.php
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-19.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11516
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17252
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-12.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_52_apache2.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A735
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-159.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-800
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19193
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102198-1
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_48_pcre.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0197.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0789
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, 6.0, 6.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 22nd, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.