CVE-2007-1659

N/A Unknown
Published: November 07, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via regex patterns containing unmatched "\Q\E" sequences with orphan "\E" codes.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27547
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27598
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018895
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:212
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0967.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38272
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9725
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0967.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9725
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

116 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.5%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

pcre

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